Plantsbrook School, Sutton Coldfield

In 2026, pupils at Plantsbrook School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

55% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 51.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.01: pupils made about 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 35.7, against 53.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 273 families put Plantsbrook School as their first choice and 1672 named it as one of their preferences, for 270 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 47 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Plantsbrook School are Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (0.6 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 80.5); Bishop Vesey's Grammar School (0.7 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 79.5); Bishop Walsh Catholic School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 54.8); and Fairfax (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5).

Plantsbrook School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Plantsbrook School is one of 7 schools run by Broadleaf Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

190 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Plantsbrook School (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 83% say their child is happy there and 68% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (84%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (68%).

Of the 229 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 28% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 150 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 24% into work. 14% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

16.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Asian (11%) and Mixed (10%).

Plantsbrook School has a resourced provision for visual impairment.

The nearest railway station is Sutton Coldfield Rail Station, about 790 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Plantsbrook School (opposite), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 224 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Plantsbrook School issued 145 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Plantsbrook School are Town House Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Maney Hill Primary School (0.6 miles), Hollyfield Primary School (0.8 miles) and Whitehouse Common Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.