Kings Heath Secondary School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Birmingham
Chamberlain Road, Birmingham, B13 0QP
61
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/03/2023
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
28.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
794
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
806 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
111 of 130 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
1115
Total applications
6.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 130 | 111 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 202 | 41 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 235 | 13 | ● 6% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 548 | 8 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1115 | 173 | 16% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 8 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christopher Deeks
- Address
- Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0QP
- Phone
- 01214644454
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Billesley · Birmingham Selly Oak
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103486
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 52% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 57% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
794 pupils · 806 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
02 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 863 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.19 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 57.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 131 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 130 | 15% | 52% | 65% | |
| English Language | 129 | 12% | 42% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 128 | 9% | 46% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 85 | 1% | 14% | 27% | |
| History | 69 | 6% | 22% | 32% | |
| Geography | 63 | 3% | 17% | 37% | |
| Business | 46 | 7% | 35% | 46% | |
| Biology | 45 | 20% | 73% | 96% | |
| Physics | 45 | 18% | 60% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 45 | 22% | 69% | 96% | |
| French | 44 | 11% | 43% | 59% | |
| Religious Studies | 30 | 3% | 20% | 37% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.