Selly Park Girls' School

School overview

Selly Park Girls' School is a girls' secondary school serving Birmingham, Birmingham, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 804 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Selly Park Girls' School 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 52.4, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.9 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of secondary schools nationally.

47% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 77% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 56% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.