Lordswood Boys' School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Birmingham, B17 8BJ
- Distance
- 0.3km away
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
Knightlow Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8QB
Local ranking17th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1070
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 53.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 80.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 148
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Higher education
- 57.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 14.0%
- Not sustained
- 17.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
29.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
30.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
70
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.3
- 16-18 Cohort
- 206
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 968
- Boys
- 68 (7%)
- Girls
- 921 (93%)
- Capacity
- 1070 (92% full)
- SEND
- 10.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.4%
- EAL
- 31.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.8%
- SEN Support
- 9.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 62.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,216/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- Asian Pakistani: 21.4%
- White British: 14.4%
- Asian Indian: 12.7%
- Asian Other: 9.4%
- Other: 8.9%
- Black African: 7.9%
- White Other: 5.0%
- Mixed Other: 4.3%
21.4%
Asian Pakistani
14.4%
White British
12.7%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Knightlow Road
Birmingham, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 136592
- UKPRN
- 10033245
- Establishment No.
- 4060
- Trust
- KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM
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