Turves Green Boys' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 20 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
- 37.8%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 120 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 119 |
| French | GCSE | 62 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 87.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 67.0% 38.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 34.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 13.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 11.0% 2.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 1.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.1% 1.2% |