Turves Green Boys' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 148521
- Address
- Turves Green, Northfield, B31 4BS
- Website
- www.tgbs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 536 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 14%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 70.9%
Mixed 8.8%
African 4.9%
Other 3.9%
Pakistani 2.8%
Caribbean 2.6%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Indian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.5
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 46%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.4
Local authority average 46.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
Biology | GCSE | 25 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
English Language | GCSE | 109 |
English Literature | GCSE | 109 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Turves Green Boys' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 104
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 129 129 0 |
Year 8 | 111 111 0 |
Year 9 | 93 93 0 |
Year 10 | 82 82 0 |
Year 11 | 121 121 0 |