Waverley SchoolEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Waverley School and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham in Birmingham.
Waverley School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham is ahead on our composite score.
Waverley School was judged the expected standard and Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.1 for Waverley School and 63.6 for Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Waverley School (43.6 in 2021-22, 40.1 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (63.7 in 2021-22, 63.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamWaverley School | BirminghamEden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D51/100 | A86/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 68th of 89 in Birmingham | 5th of 89 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | All-through | Secondary | |
| Age range | 2-19 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,687 | 618 | |
| Capacity | 1,947 | 620 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B9 5QA | Birmingham, B10 9HH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.1 | 63.6 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.0% | 81.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 52.3% | 89.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 214 | 121 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 67.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 8.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 49 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 14.8 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | E+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 13.5 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,696 | 616 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.1% | 47.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 58.4% | 39.9% | |
| SEN support | 14.5% | 12.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.0% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% | 6.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 35.5% | 17.3% Stronger figure | 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.
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