Colmers School and Sixth Form CollegeWaseley Hills High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Colmers School and Sixth Form College and Waseley Hills High School are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Colmers School and Sixth Form College scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Waseley Hills High School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Waseley Hills High School is ahead on our composite score.
Colmers School and Sixth Form College was judged the expected standard and Waseley Hills High School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.7 for Colmers School and Sixth Form College and 40.5 for Waseley Hills High 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 fallen at Waseley Hills High School (46.5 in 2021-22, 40.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamColmers School and Sixth Form College | BirminghamWaseley Hills High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D49/100 | D52/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 67th of 89 in Birmingham | 32nd of 45 in Worcestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,184 | 741 | |
| Capacity | 1,400 | 868 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B45 9NY | Birmingham, B45 9EL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.7 Stronger figure | 40.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30.8% | 39.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.1% | 62.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.9% | 24.8% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 Stronger figure | 3.42 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 211 | 113 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 20 | 16 | |
| A-level average points | 30.0 Stronger figure | 24.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 30.0 Stronger figure | 24.2 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 5.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,184 | 741 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.1% | 30.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.8% | 3.4% | |
| SEN support | 19.5% | 18.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.7% | 2.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.8% | 11.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 35.1% | 30.1% 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
A-level average points
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
Waseley Hills High School
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