Moseley School and Sixth FormYardleys School

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

Summary of the comparison

Moseley School and Sixth Form and Yardleys School are secondary schools in Birmingham.

  • Moseley School and Sixth Form scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Yardleys School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Yardleys School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Moseley School and Sixth Form was judged in need of attention and Yardleys School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.7 for Moseley School and Sixth Form and 46.7 for Yardleys School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Moseley School and Sixth Form (46.0 in 2021-22, 39.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Yardleys School (46.4 in 2021-22, 46.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Moseley School and Sixth Form versus Yardleys School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamMoseley School and Sixth FormBirminghamYardleys SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100C62/100Stronger figure
Local ranking82nd of 89 in Birmingham 34th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,428 929
Capacity1,475 929
LocationBirmingham, B13 9UU Birmingham, B11 3EY
GCSE results
Attainment 839.7 46.7 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths26.4% 46.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths44.7% 68.2% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc26.4% 56.8% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.39 3.98 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort246 176
A-level results
A-level entries75 Not reported
A-level average points27.0 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points31.6 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects17.2% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,428 929
Free school meals (ever 6)64.5% 56.5%
English as an additional language65.3% 60.2%
SEN support16.7% 16.8%
SEN with an EHC plan0.8% 1.5%
Attendance
Overall absence9.1% 7.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.9% 22.2% 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.

Moseley School and Sixth Form

Yardleys School

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