Swanshurst 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brook Lane, Birmingham, B13 0TW
Website: www.swanshurst.org
Telephone: 01214642400
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mike Dunn
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 103514

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 02/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1790
Number of Pupils: 1830
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 1830

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.32 Confidence interval 0.17 to 0.47
Of the 298 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 281 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:55%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.27
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highters Heath Nursery School
11 School Road , Warstock B14 4BH
3out of 4 2,087 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Allens Croft Nursery School
Allens Croft Road , Kings Heath B14 6RP
4out of 4 2,915 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wheelers Lane Primary School
Wheelers Lane , Kings Heath B13 0SF
3out of 4 804 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Billesley Primary School
Trittiford Road , Billesley B13 0ES
4out of 4 907 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School
Drayton Road , Kings Heath B14 7LP
3out of 4 989 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Kings Heath Primary School
Valentine Road , Kings Heath B14 7AJ
3out of 4 1,362 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School
Wake Green Road , Moseley B13 9QE
3out of 4 1,437 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swanshurst School
Brook Lane , Billesley B13 0TW
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Wheelers Lane , Kings Heath B13 0SF
4out of 4 809 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Kings Heath Boys
Chamberlain Road , Kings Heath B13 0QP
3out of 4 829 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Institute Road , Kings Heath B14 7EG
3out of 4 1,022 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Moseley School and Sixth Form
Wake Green Road , Moseley B13 9UU
3out of 4 1,614 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Ardencote Road , Kings Heath B13 0RW
4out of 4 535 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Reach School
High Street , Kings Heath B14 7BB
3out of 4 1,498 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Fox Hollies School and Performing Arts College
Highbury Community Campus , Queensbridge Road B13 8QB
4out of 4 1,782 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Uffculme School
Yew Tree Road , B13 8QG
3out of 4 2,246 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aspire Ap School
Hall Green Baptist Church , 1250 Stratford Road B28 9EJ
- not rated 2,404 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.