Bartley Green School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham
Adams Hill, Birmingham, B32 3QJ
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 07/03/2023
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
34.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
927
Capacity used
Nearly full97%
955 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
146 of 165 families who put it first got an offer
182
Places offered
682
Total applications
3.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 165 | 146 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 120 | 25 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 97 | 7 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 300 | 4 | ● 1% |
| Total | 682 | 182 | 27% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 3 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jane Chan
- Address
- Adams Hill, Birmingham, B32 3QJ
- Phone
- 01214769246
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Bartley Green · Birmingham Edgbaston
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136589
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 60% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BARTLEY GREEN SCHOOL
927 pupils · 955 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
07 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
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 985 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
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 | 38.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 49.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 44% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 184 | — |
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 | 184 | 16% | 36% | 57% | |
| English Language | 182 | 11% | 36% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 180 | 17% | 39% | 58% | |
| Religious Studies | 166 | 21% | 45% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 108 | 2% | 12% | 26% | |
| Geography | 103 | 17% | 40% | 47% | |
| History | 84 | 15% | 29% | 38% | |
| Biology | 73 | 22% | 58% | 64% | |
| Physics | 73 | 22% | 56% | 64% | |
| Chemistry | 73 | 22% | 51% | 63% | |
| French | 68 | 18% | 34% | 43% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 4% | 22% | 36% |
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.