King's Norton Boys' School 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 27/09/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Northfield Road, Birmingham, B30 1DY
Website: http://www.knbs.co.uk/
Telephone: 01216280010
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Clayton
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 103562

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 732
Number of Pupils: 722
Number of Boys: 722
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.11 Confidence interval -0.13 to 0.35
Of the 114 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 109 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:57%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.39
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings Norton Nursery School
Westhill Road , Kings Norton B38 8SY
4out of 4 771 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Allens Croft Nursery School
Allens Croft Road , Kings Heath B14 6RP
4out of 4 2,126 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
West Heath Nursery School
200 West Heath Road , Northfield B31 3HB
3out of 4 2,481 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Edith Cadbury Nursery School
Somerford Road , Weoley Castle B29 5LB
3out of 4 3,167 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Weoley Castle Nursery School
109 Weoley Castle Road , Weoley Castle B29 5QD
4out of 4 3,200 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Selly Oak Road , Kings Norton B30 1HN
3out of 4 815 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery
Teazel Avenue , Bournville B30 1LZ
3out of 4 829 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wychall Primary School
Middle Field Road , Northfield B31 3EH
2out of 4 1,243 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cotteridge Primary School
Breedon Road , Cotteridge B30 2HT
3out of 4 1,302 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kings Norton Junior and Infant School
Pershore Road South , Kings Norton B30 3EU
3out of 4 1,396 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Norton Boys' School
Northfield Road , King's Norton B30 1DY
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Boys More About School
Kings Norton Girls' School
Selly Oak Road , Kings Norton B30 1HW
4out of 4 679 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Wychall Lane , Kings Norton B38 8AP
3out of 4 963 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Woodbrooke Road , Bournville B30 1UL
3out of 4 1,312 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The University of Birmingham School
Weoley Park Road , Selly Oak B29 6QU
3out of 4 2,388 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road , Selly Oak B29 6LH
- not rated 1,970 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bournville School
Hay Green Lane , B30 1SH
2out of 4 1,215 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ark Kings Academy
Shannon Road , Kings Norton B38 9DE
3out of 4 2,430 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria School
Bell Hill , Northfield B31 1LD
4out of 4 2,171 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria College
Bell Hill , Northfield B31 1LD
- not rated 2,171 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Selly Oak Trust School
Oak Tree Lane , Selly Oak B29 6HZ
3out of 4 2,193 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Bell Hill , Northfield B31 1LD
3out of 4 2,208 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Edge Academy
946, Bristol Road South , Northfield B31 2LQ
1out of 4 2,414 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.