Colmers School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bristol Road South, Birmingham, B45 9NY
Website: http://www.colmers.bham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01214531778
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Emma Leaman
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 103563

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1063
Number of Pupils: 1184
Number of Boys: 572
Number of Girls: 612

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.46 Confidence interval -0.64 to -0.28
Of the 196 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 194 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:20%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:20%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.39
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rubery Nursery School
Leybrook Road , Rubery B45 9PB 		3out of 4 81 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
West Heath Nursery School
200 West Heath Road , Northfield B31 3HB 		3out of 4 3,115 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colmers Farm Primary School
Leybrook Road , Rubery B45 9PB 		3out of 4 153 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rednal Hill Junior School
Irwin Avenue , Rednal B45 8QY 		2out of 4 625 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rednal Hill Infant School
Irwin Avenue , Rednal B45 8QY 		3out of 4 625 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St James Catholic Primary School
Leach Heath Lane , Rednal B45 9BN 		4out of 4 800 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lickey Road , Rednal B45 8TD 		3out of 4 938 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Bristol Road South , Rednal B45 9NY 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
New Street , Frankley B45 0EU 		1out of 4 1,375 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Waseley Hills High School
School Road , Rubery B45 9EL 		2out of 4 2,154 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Turves Green Boys' School
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BS 		- not rated 2,459 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BP 		- not rated 2,669 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Birmingham School
The Minerva Centre , Thornthwaite Close B45 0DS 		2out of 4 1,300 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Edge Academy
946, Bristol Road South , Northfield B31 2LQ 		1out of 4 2,907 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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