Colmers School and Sixth Form College

Foundation school · Secondary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B45 9NY
Composite score
52.1

Colmers School and Sixth Form College at a glance

Located in Birmingham, Birmingham, Colmers School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. The school educates roughly 1,184 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 41.7 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.1 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

31% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 52% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 54% 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. If you are considering Colmers School and Sixth Form College, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. 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.

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#2,270
National rank
#256
In West Midlands
#62
In Birmingham
Top 72%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
41.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
31%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
52%
% EBacc grade 5+
2%
EBacc average points score
3.47

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,184 % FSM ever-6 54.1% % EAL 12.8% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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