Harborne AcademyKing Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Harborne Academy and King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Harborne Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
Harborne Academy was judged Good and King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.6 for Harborne Academy and 56.8 for King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Harborne Academy (47.7 in 2021-22, 44.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls (56.2 in 2021-22, 56.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamHarborne Academy | BirminghamKing Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100 | B70/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 32nd of 89 in Birmingham | 15th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 606 | 968 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 1,070 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B15 3JL | Birmingham, B17 8QB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.6 | 56.8 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.7% | 60.0% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.2% | 82.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.4% | 97.3% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.01 | 5.36 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 119 | 150 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 70 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 29.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 30.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 606 | 968 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 55.1% | 31.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 30.9% | 31.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.3% | 9.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.1% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.6% Stronger figure | 17.5% | 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.
Harborne Academy
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