Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at supporting all students to achieve their best, regardless of background or starting point. Teachers know students exceptionally well as individuals and fuel their interests through research-based learning. The school makes excellent use of extra funding to help disadvantaged students close the gap with their classmates, and strong leadership ensures consistently high expectations across the whole school.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding progress for all students including those with special educational needs and from disadvantaged backgrounds
- High quality teaching with excellent subject knowledge and strong teacher-student relationships
- Exceptional use of pupil premium and catch-up funding to close attainment gaps
- Well-established strategies to accelerate reading skills and literacy support
- Strong leadership with high expectations consistently reinforced across the school
Areas for Improvement
- Ensure work is set at the right level of difficulty so it is neither too easy nor too hard for students
- Further increase achievement rates, particularly in the sixth form
- Increase specialist deaf teacher time to improve linguistic progress for deaf students
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - students feel safe, bullying is uncommon, and behaviour is excellent both in lessons and around the school site.
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form is an outstanding school that provides exceptionally high quality education, with students making outstanding progress in both academic and personal achievement. Teachers have high expectations and develop excellent working relationships that enable students to learn rapidly.
At a Glance
66.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.3
Avg class size
44
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
938 pupils
1,000 capacity
62 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,089
Applications
14,943
Got 1st preference
73.6%
Got preferred school
96.8%
Secondary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
Teacher qualification rates, pupil-to-teacher ratio, staff turnover, and salary data. Shows how well-resourced and stable the school's workforce is.
School Funding
Annual funding per pupil, total budget, pupil premium grants, and how the school's resources compare to similar schools nationally.
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.48886%
Overall absence
21.03659%
Persistent absence
656
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Bordesley Green Girls' School & Sixth Form
The Rosary Catholic Primary School
Adderley Primary School
Parkfield Community School
Wyndcliffe Primary School
Marlborough Primary School
Shaw Hill Primary School
Bordesley Green Primary School
Somerville Primary (NC) School
Bordesley Village Primary School
St Saviour's C of E Primary School
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