Queensbridge School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Birmingham
Queensbridge Road, Birmingham, B13 8QB
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 17/10/2023
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
23.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
911
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
860 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
161 of 233 families who put it first got an offer
179
Places offered
1260
Total applications
7.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 233 | 161 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 282 | 10 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 245 | 4 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 500 | 4 | ● 1% |
| Total | 1260 | 179 | 14% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Susan Taylor
- Address
- Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QB
- Phone
- 01214645566
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Moseley · Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103497
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 29% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
911 pupils · 860 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
17 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 937 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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 | 53.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 178 | — |
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 | 177 | 23% | 58% | 74% | |
| English Language | 176 | 15% | 54% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 17% | 61% | 75% | |
| Religious Studies | 164 | 25% | 54% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 12% | 50% | 66% | |
| History | 87 | 25% | 52% | 64% | |
| Geography | 78 | 40% | 56% | 68% | |
| Art and Design | 53 | 9% | 49% | 74% | |
| French | 51 | 27% | 63% | 69% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 42 | 29% | 45% | 74% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 33% | 72% | 74% | |
| Physics | 30 | 57% | 97% | 97% |
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.