Community school · Birmingham

Kings Heath Secondary School

11–16Ages
794Pupils
SecondaryPhase
103486URN

Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.2per place

2.0 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,043 applications for 168 places · 18th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.0of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

43rd of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

8 March 2023
Graded inspection: Good
2 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

6.2applications per place, Year 7

2.0 above Birmingham median (4.2) 4.0 above England median (2.2)

1,043 applications · 168 places offered · 116 named it first

2026 6.2; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 6.5; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 5.8; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 4.0; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 3.1; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.0; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 3.0; Birmingham median median 3.5

This school
Birmingham median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	168	1,043	6.2	116	0.69
Sep 2025	173	1,115	6.5	130	0.75
Sep 2024	167	974	5.8	108	0.65
Sep 2023	167	574	3.4	65	0.39
Sep 2022	164	536	3.3	45	0.27
Sep 2021	141	575	4.1	52	0.37
Sep 2020	152	631	4.2	43	0.28
Sep 2019	137	545	4.0	62	0.45
Sep 2018	117	506	4.3	41	0.35
Sep 2017	120	469	3.9	46	0.38
Sep 2016	119	368	3.1	47	0.39
Sep 2015	113	337	3.0	40	0.35
Sep 2014	120	363	3.0	52	0.43

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

135 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.043rd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths50%35th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	135	46.0	50%	69%	–
2024/25	131	40.0	40%	57%	–
2023/24	158	42.7	46%	65%	−0.19
2022/23	115	44.9	46%	64%	0.00

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kings Heath Secondary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

6.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Wheelers Lane Technology College
0.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.6applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
Swanshurst School
0.8 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
1.2 km · Birmingham

2026

5.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
1.6 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

2.5applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
1.7 km · Birmingham

2026

6.1applications per place 78.8Attainment 8 Selective
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
1.7 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

5.5applications per place 78.4Attainment 8 Selective
Queensbridge School
2.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

6.4applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
Moseley School and Sixth Form
2.2 km · Birmingham

Special measures 2025

5.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 103486 · 330/4063
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 806 pupils · 794 on roll
Free school meals: 51.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0QP
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources