Plantsbrook School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Birmingham
Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
19.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,574
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,498 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
196 of 259 families who put it first got an offer
237
Places offered
1735
Total applications
7.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 259 | 196 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 495 | 28 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 324 | 3 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 657 | 10 | ● 2% |
| Total | 1735 | 237 | 14% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 6 preferences. 29 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
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kerensa Neal
- Address
- Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
- Phone
- 01213627310
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Sutton Trinity · Sutton Coldfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137053
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST
1,574 pupils · 1,498 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,285 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
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 | 50.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.01 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.83 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.73 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 59.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 71.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.92 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 233 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.07 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 149 | — |
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 | 231 | 27% | 73% | 87% | |
| English Language | 231 | 20% | 59% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 229 | 23% | 61% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 183 | 14% | 57% | 73% | |
| Geography | 133 | 31% | 60% | 68% | |
| French | 111 | 20% | 61% | 76% | |
| History | 105 | 34% | 51% | 72% | |
| Business | 75 | 13% | 56% | 67% | |
| Social Studies | 73 | 26% | 62% | 73% | |
| Physical Education | 59 | 24% | 68% | 83% | |
| Spanish | 49 | 6% | 35% | 49% | |
| Art and Design | 49 | 20% | 61% | 71% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Studies | 50 | 2% | 6% | 32% | |
| Mathematics | 39 | 10% | 28% | 49% | |
| Psychology | 29 | 0% | 7% | 14% | |
| History | 25 | 0% | 8% | 60% | |
| Economics | 25 | 0% | 8% | 28% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 0% | 4% | 21% | |
| Sociology | 24 | 0% | 25% | 63% | |
| Biology | 22 | 0% | 5% | 23% | |
| Physics | 21 | 0% | 24% | 62% | |
| Accounting and Finance | 19 | 0% | 0% | 5% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 18 | 0% | 6% | 33% | |
| Geography | 17 | 0% | 24% | 47% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 13239: Plantsbrook School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 56% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 9% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 59% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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.