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Bournville School

Academy sponsor led · Birmingham · B30 1SH

Ages 4–16 · 660 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

31.7

Overall absence

13.7%

Admissions demand

0.60 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.78
−20+2
Attainment 831.7
English & maths grade 5+23%
English & maths grade 4+39%
EBacc entry14%

EBacc APS: 2.6

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)29%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence13.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)42.0%
Unauthorised8.0%
Authorised absence
5.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
8.8%
Enrolments in measure
715

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.60 · Often has places

1st preferences

28

Places offered

87

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
795
Preferred offers (top 3)
65
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill57%

660 pupils · 1,163 places

Pupils on roll
660
Boys / girls
333 / 327
School capacity
1,163
Capacity fill
660 / 1,163 (57%)
Free school meals
66.4%
FSM pupils
436
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Fairfax
Headteacher
Mr Simon Mallett

Location

Address
Hay Green Lane
Postcode
B30 1SH
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
10 on roll / 13 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (all-through), Ages 4–16, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 660 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 66.4%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
All-through schools in Birmingham
7
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B30
15
All-through in B30
1
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
All-through in Birmingham LA
7

Nearby all-through schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Mallett
Telephone
01214753881
Website
http://www.bournvilleschool.org/

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