Secondary school

Swanshurst School

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  • ages 11–19
  • Girls
  • Birmingham
  • B13 0TW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Nov 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 923 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 29%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 32%32%2016/17: top 27%2017/18: top 28%2018/19: top 43%2021/22: top 40%2022/23: top 26%2023/24: top 24%24% · 2023/242024/25: top 29%No exams

A-level results

#98 of 241 West Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against West Midlands

Attainment 850.2 · West Midlands 44.19/10 Top 20%+13.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths50.8% · West Midlands 39.3%8/10 Above+7.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.67 · West Midlands 3.819/10 Top 20%+13.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.25 · West Midlands −0.108/10 Above−6.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry33.35 · West Midlands 31.737/10 Above−13 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 52.7 · 291 pupils · West Midlands 49.92016/17: 50.3 · 287 pupils · West Midlands 45.32017/18: 50.4 · 291 pupils · West Midlands 44.62018/19: 47.5 · 298 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 50.5 · 298 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 51.2 · 298 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 51.6 · 324 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 50.2 · 327 pupils · West Midlands 44.1552.747.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 43% · 287 pupils · West Midlands 37%2017/18: 43% · 291 pupils · West Midlands 37%2018/19: 40% · 298 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 55% · 298 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 54% · 298 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 53.4% · 324 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 50.8% · 327 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%55%40%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 28.52 · 68 pupils · West Midlands 27.92016/17: 30.56 · 103 pupils · West Midlands 28.62017/18: 32.01 · 85 pupils · West Midlands 29.062018/19: 32.49 · 98 pupils · West Midlands 30.052021/22: 38.9 · 102 pupils · West Midlands 35.232022/23: 36.1 · 93 pupils · West Midlands 30.952023/24: 33.73 · 90 pupils · West Midlands 31.612024/25: 33.35 · 115 pupils · West Midlands 31.7338.928.52No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in86.2%
269 of 312 who put it first2014 · 96.5%2026 · 86.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st312269
2nd21338
3rd16813

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Outstandingas predecessor
  5. 2024Remains Outstandingas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,928
Free school meals (past 6 years)47.0%
First language not English30.8%
SEN support17.7%
EHC plan0.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.9%
Persistently absent pupils18.1%

Girls 100%Boys 0%

99.2% full · 1,943 places · 291 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.5
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 112.5
  • Leadership 11.7
  • Teaching assistants 17
  • Other support 50.8

Teachers 124.2 FTE · Whole workforce 192 · 225 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 8 months.

  • +£6,922,000revenue reserve
  • +£997,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST (3 academies) · trust reserve £9,595,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

324 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.2%
  • Education91.4%
  • Apprenticeship0.9%
  • Employment0.9%
  • Not sustained4%
  • Unknown2.8%

After sixth form (16–18)

131 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.5%
  • Education74.8%
  • Higher education73.3%
  • Apprenticeship3.1%
  • Employment7.6%
  • Not sustained11.5%
  • Unknown3.1%