Swanshurst School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
No rating
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Birmingham
Unique reference
151403
Address
Brook Lane, Billesley, B13 0TW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1920 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
30.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.7%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 47.9%
White British 13%
Other 10.9%
Mixed 9%
Bangladeshi 3.9%
African 3.6%
Indian 3.3%
Unclassified 2.4%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other White 1.5%
Caribbean 1.3%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Swanshurst School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
328
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
284
2nd preference
226
3rd preference
161
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
252
2nd preference
54
3rd preference
13
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
331
0
331
Year 8
358
0
358
Year 9
302
0
302
Year 10
311
0
311
Year 11
330
0
330
Year 12
146
0
146
Year 13
142
0
142
Year 2024-2025

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