Bartley Green SchoolKing Edward VI Five Ways School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Bartley Green School and King Edward VI Five Ways School are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Bartley Green School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and King Edward VI Five Ways School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong). King Edward VI Five Ways School is ahead on our composite score.
Bartley Green School was judged Good and King Edward VI Five Ways School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.9 for Bartley Green School and 75.9 for King Edward VI Five Ways School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bartley Green School (43.7 in 2021-22, 39.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at King Edward VI Five Ways School (80.3 in 2021-22, 75.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamBartley Green School | BirminghamKing Edward VI Five Ways School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | B78/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 69th of 89 in Birmingham | 10th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 928 | 1,311 | |
| Capacity | 955 | 1,320 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B32 3QJ | Birmingham, B32 4BT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.9 | 75.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.4% | 96.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49.5% | 100.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 44.0% | 94.5% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | 7.43 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 184 | 181 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 193 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 43.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 43.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 40.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 928 | 1,311 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 57.9% | 22.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 18.3% | 23.8% | |
| SEN support | 19.1% | 5.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.4% | 0.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.0% | 4.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 34.1% | 10.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bartley Green School
King Edward VI Five Ways School
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