Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted: Good
Score
B83
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Plantsbrook School
Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Local ranking36th of 89 secondary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1498
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 26 February 2025. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 54.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 78.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 238
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 52.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 24.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
31.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
150
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 325
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1570
- Boys
- 813 (52%)
- Girls
- 761 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1498 (105% full)
- SEND
- 16.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 17.4%
- EAL
- 8.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,529/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
- 7.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 19.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 67.2%
- Asian Pakistani: 4.6%
- Asian Indian: 4.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.8%
- Mixed Other: 3.4%
- Asian Chinese: 3.2%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Black African: 2.4%
67.2%
White British
4.6%
Asian Pakistani
4.5%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Upper Holland Road
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 137053
- UKPRN
- 10034768
- Establishment No.
- 4331
- Trust
- BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST
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