Colmers School and Sixth Form CollegeTurves Green Boys' School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.

Summary of the comparison

Colmers School and Sixth Form College and Turves Green Boys' School are secondary schools in Birmingham.

  • Colmers School and Sixth Form College scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Turves Green Boys' School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Turves Green Boys' School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Colmers School and Sixth Form College was judged the expected standard and Turves Green Boys' School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.7 for Colmers School and Sixth Form College and 37.3 for Turves Green Boys' School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Colmers School and Sixth Form College (40.9 in 2021-22, 41.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Turves Green Boys' School (35.4 in 2021-22, 37.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Colmers School and Sixth Form College versus Turves Green Boys' School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamColmers School and Sixth Form CollegeBirminghamTurves Green Boys' SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking67th of 89 in Birmingham 60th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Boys
Pupils on roll1,184 538
Capacity1,400 625
LocationBirmingham, B45 9NY Birmingham, B31 4BS
GCSE results
Attainment 841.7 Stronger figure37.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths30.8% 39.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths52.1% 55.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc10.9% 75.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.47 Stronger figure3.40 4.09
Cohort211 78
A-level results
A-level entries20 Not reported
A-level average points30.0 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points30.0 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.0% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,184 538
Free school meals (ever 6)54.1% 59.1%
English as an additional language12.8% 16.0%
SEN support19.5% 8.9%
SEN with an EHC plan0.7% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence11.8% 9.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence35.1% 27.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Colmers School and Sixth Form College

Turves Green Boys' School

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