Eden Boys' School, BirminghamPrince Albert High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham and Prince Albert High School are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham scores 92 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Prince Albert High School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Eden Boys' School, Birmingham is ahead on our composite score.
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham was judged Outstanding and Prince Albert High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 62.2 for Eden Boys' School, Birmingham and 44.6 for Prince Albert High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Eden Boys' School, Birmingham (54.2 in 2021-22, 62.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamEden Boys' School, Birmingham | BirminghamPrince Albert High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A92/100Stronger figure | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 1st of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 79th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Free schools | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 606 | 950 | |
| Capacity | 800 | 930 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B42 2SY | Birmingham, B42 2TU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 62.2 Stronger figure | 44.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 82.4% Stronger figure | 45.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.7% Stronger figure | 64.4% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 119 | 177 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 618 | 756 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 54.4% | 50.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 48.2% | 45.0% | |
| SEN support | 17.8% | 14.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.9% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 2.8% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 3.8% Stronger figure | 34.7% | 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
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.
Eden Boys' School, Birmingham
Prince Albert High School
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