Bournville School

Bournville School at a glance

Located in Birmingham, Bournville School is an all-through school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 691 pupils aged 4 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 25.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 36.5, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, Bournville School ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). At Key Stage 4, 30% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. Bournville School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 14 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 13.7%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 64% 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 Bournville School, 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 above.