Foundation school · Birmingham

Queensbridge School

11–16Ages
911Pupils
SecondaryPhase
103497URN

Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

6.4per place

2.2 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,154 applications for 180 places · 17th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

50.1of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

26th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 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

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

6.4applications per place, Year 7

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

1,154 applications · 180 places offered · 203 named it first

2026 6.4; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 7.0; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 7.3; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 7.6; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 7.6; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 7.3; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 8.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 7.9; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 7.5; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 6.4; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 5.2; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 4.9; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 4.9; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 of 13 years.

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	180	1,154	6.4	203	1.13
Sep 2025	179	1,260	7.0	233	1.30
Sep 2024	180	1,317	7.3	293	1.63
Sep 2023	179	1,358	7.6	273	1.53
Sep 2022	178	1,357	7.6	278	1.56
Sep 2021	180	1,321	7.3	228	1.27
Sep 2020	168	1,480	8.8	275	1.64
Sep 2019	169	1,339	7.9	237	1.40
Sep 2018	168	1,256	7.5	236	1.40
Sep 2017	168	1,078	6.4	252	1.50
Sep 2016	169	878	5.2	212	1.25
Sep 2015	170	825	4.9	180	1.06
Sep 2014	170	829	4.9	214	1.26

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

176 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)50.126th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%38th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.35

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	176	50.1	49%	67%	–
2024/25	178	48.5	46%	66%	–
2023/24	176	53.8	64%	78%	+0.35
2022/23	176	53.2	53%	74%	+0.54

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

Queensbridge SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

6.4applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
0.9 km · Birmingham

2026

5.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
1.3 km · Birmingham

2026

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

Outstanding2023

5.5applications per place 78.4Attainment 8 Selective
Wheelers Lane Technology College
1.5 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 53.3Attainment 8
Selly Park Girls' School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Good2022

4.3applications per place 55.6Attainment 8
Moseley School and Sixth Form
2.0 km · Birmingham

Special measures 2025

5.8applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
Kings Heath Secondary School
2.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

6.2applications per place 46.0Attainment 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: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 103497 · 330/4173
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 860 pupils · 911 on roll
Free school meals: 28.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QB
Local authority: Birmingham

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