Lordswood Boys' School
Academy converter · Secondary
Birmingham · B17 8BJ · Birmingham
Ages 11–16
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 138695
George Dixon Academy
Academy converter · Birmingham · B16 9GD
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
998
Local authority
Birmingham
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 998 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 67.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138695
Location
- Address
- Portland Road, Edgbaston
- Postcode
- B16 9GD
- Town
- Birmingham
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- District
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 998
- Boys / girls
- 532 / 466
- School capacity
- 1,129
- Capacity fill
- 998 / 1,129 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 67.2%
- FSM pupils
- 607
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: GEORGE DIXON ACADEMY
- Academy trust
- GEORGE DIXON ACADEMY
Contact
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Claire Bernard & David Horner
- Telephone
- 01215666565