Lordswood Boys' School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Birmingham, Birmingham
B17 8BJ
Composite score
54.1

School overview

Lordswood Boys' School is a boys' secondary school serving Birmingham, Birmingham, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 654 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in February 2026. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 43.3, broadly in line with the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.6 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 lower half of secondary schools nationally.

45% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 60% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 52% 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.

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#2,017
National rank
#217
In West Midlands
#54
In Birmingham
Top 64%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
43.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
45%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
60%
% EBacc grade 5+
8%
EBacc average points score
3.84

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 03/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

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Safeguarding standards
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School profile

Pupils on roll 654 % FSM ever-6 51.8% % EAL 46.0% Age range 11–16 Gender Boys

Location

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