Swanshurst School

Brook Lane, Billesley, Birmingham, B13 0TW

Secondary

Phase

1927

Capacity

11-19

Age range

Girls

Gender

Closed on 31 December 2024 and continues as Swanshurst School (URN 151403) (opened 1 January 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 50.2 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 50.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 71.6% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 68.5% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.7 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 327

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 94.0%
Continued in education: 93.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 0.0%
Not sustained: 4.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 81.0%
Higher education: 67.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 9.0%
Not sustained: 14.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

33.4

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

33.7

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

115

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 11.6% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 39.0
16-18 Cohort: 291

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils: 1917
Girls: 1917 (100%)
Capacity: 1927 (99% full)
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 14.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 136.3
Budget per Pupil: £7,386/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 8.1% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence: 22.9% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24

Asian Pakistani: 48.7%
White British: 13.5%
Other: 12.2%
Mixed White & Asian: 5.0%
Asian Bangladeshi: 4.3%
Black African: 3.5%
Asian Indian: 3.2%
Mixed Other: 2.1%

48.7%

Asian Pakistani

13.5%

White British

12.2%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Brook Lane

Birmingham, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN: 103514
UKPRN: 10006456
Establishment No.: 4237

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