Turves Green Boys' SchoolKing Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Turves Green Boys' School and King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Turves Green Boys' School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Turves Green Boys' School was judged Good and King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 37.3 for Turves Green Boys' School and 46.0 for King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Turves Green Boys' School (35.4 in 2021-22, 37.3 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls (45.9 in 2021-22, 46.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamTurves Green Boys' School | BirminghamKing Edward VI Northfield School for Girls | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D54/100 | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 60th of 89 in Birmingham | 57th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Boys | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 592 | 740 | |
| Capacity | 625 | 750 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B31 4BS | Birmingham, B31 4BP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 37.3 | 46.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.7% | 46.8% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.1% | 69.5% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 75.6% Stronger figure | 41.8% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.40 | 4.12 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 78 | 141 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 538 | 739 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 59.1% | 50.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.0% | 11.8% | |
| SEN support | 8.9% | 13.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 1.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.3% | 9.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.8% Stronger figure | 28.4% | 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.
Turves Green Boys' School
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
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