Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is a secondary school located in Sutton Coldfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 09/10/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH
Website: http://www.bvgs.co.uk/
Telephone: 01212505400
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dominic Robson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 137988

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1290
Number of Boys: 1134
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.68 Confidence interval 0.45 to 0.91
Of the 128 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 118 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:96%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:98%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:76.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:7.45
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Little Sutton Lane , B75 6PB
4out of 4 468 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Whitehouse Common Primary School
Cotysmore Road , B75 6BL
3out of 4 824 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Holland House Infant School and Nursery
Holland Road , B72 1RE
4out of 4 1,320 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Town Junior School
Ebrook Road , B72 1NX
2out of 4 1,373 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Coppice Primary School
Trinity Road , Four Oaks B75 6TJ
3out of 4 1,402 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Lichfield Road , B74 2NH
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Plantsbrook School
Upper Holland Road , B72 1RB
3out of 4 1,278 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road , B73 5PT
4out of 4 1,881 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Fairfax
Fairfax Road , B75 7JT
3out of 4 2,017 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
John Willmott School
Reddicap Heath Road , B75 7DY
2out of 4 2,209 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Langley School
Trinity Road , B75 6TJ
3out of 4 1,464 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Trinity Specialist College
The Lindridge, Lindridge Road , B75 7JB
- not rated 3,096 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.