Kings Norton Girls' School, Birmingham

In its own words: "Kings Norton Girls’ School and Sixth Form is a happy and caring community where every student is valued as an individual, their talents recognised and nurtured. We are proud of all our students and their achievements in and out of the classroom."

In 2026, pupils at Kings Norton Girls' School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 51.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

57% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 56.6 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.64: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.9, against 56.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, French and History.

For September 2026 entry, 203 families put Kings Norton Girls' School as their first choice and 883 named it as one of their preferences, for 160 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 60 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Kings Norton Girls' School are King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys (0.4 miles, Attainment 8 48.1); Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9); Bournville School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37.5); and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.9).

Kings Norton Girls' School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Kings Norton Girls' School is one of 3 schools run by West Midlands Academy Trust, an academy trust.

153 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kings Norton Girls' School (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 57% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (57%).

Of the 157 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 39% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 126 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 60% went on to university or other higher education, 3% to apprenticeships and 21% into work. 30% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

11.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Mixed (11%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 166 pupils (15.4%) received SEN support and 22 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Kings Norton Rail Station, about 720 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Franklin Road (near), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 243 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Kings Norton Girls' School issued 138 suspensions, 12.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Kings Norton Girls' School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Cotteridge Primary School (0.5 miles), St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles) and Stirchley Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.