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
| Measure | BirminghamColmers School and Sixth Form College | BirminghamTurves Green Boys' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | D54/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 67th of 89 in Birmingham | 60th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,184 | 538 | |
| Capacity | 1,400 | 625 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B45 9NY | Birmingham, B31 4BS | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 Stronger figure | 37.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.8% | 39.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.1% | 55.1% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.9% | 75.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 Stronger figure | 3.40 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 211 | 78 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 20 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 30.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 30.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,184 | 538 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.1% | 59.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.8% | 16.0% | |
| SEN support | 19.5% | 8.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.7% | 2.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.8% | 9.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 35.1% | 27.8% 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.
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Turves Green Boys' School
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