Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth FormRockwood Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form and Rockwood Academy are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Rockwood Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form was judged Good and Rockwood Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.3 for Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form and 40.1 for Rockwood Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form (49.1 in 2021-22, 51.3 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Rockwood Academy (44.8 in 2021-22, 40.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamBordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form | BirminghamRockwood Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 24th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 66th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 938 | 1,073 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B9 4TR | Birmingham, B8 3HG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 51.3 Stronger figure | 40.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.7% Stronger figure | 29.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74.4% Stronger figure | 44.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 121 | 199 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 98 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 26.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 26.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 965 | 1,078 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 61.3% | 62.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 93.2% | 26.6% | |
| SEN support | 12.5% | 18.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 0.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.5% Stronger figure | 12.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.0% Stronger figure | 39.8% | 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.
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
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