St Paul's School for GirlsLordswood Boys' School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
St Paul's School for Girls and Lordswood Boys' School are secondary schools in Birmingham.
St Paul's School for Girls scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Lordswood Boys' School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Paul's School for Girls is ahead on our composite score.
St Paul's School for Girls was judged Outstanding and Lordswood Boys' School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 61.0 for St Paul's School for Girls and 43.3 for Lordswood Boys' School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Paul's School for Girls (65.9 in 2021-22, 61.0 in 2024-25) and has risen at Lordswood Boys' School (41.1 in 2021-22, 43.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamSt Paul's School for Girls | BirminghamLordswood Boys' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A87/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | 40th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Girls | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,046 | 654 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 750 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B16 9SL | Birmingham, B17 8BJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 61.0 Stronger figure | 43.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 69.5% Stronger figure | 45.4% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 87.2% Stronger figure | 59.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.0% Stronger figure | 34.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.26 Stronger figure | 3.84 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 164 | 97 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 67 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 39.9 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.2 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 15.2% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,046 | 654 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.4% | 51.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 39.9% | 46.0% | |
| SEN support | 20.8% | 12.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.1% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.8% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.8% Stronger figure | 27.0% | 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.
St Paul's School for Girls
Lordswood Boys' School
Full profiles: St Paul's School for Girls · Lordswood Boys' School