Community school · Birmingham

Selly Park Girls' School

11–16Ages
803Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
103498URN

5 Selly Park Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.3per place

close to Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

690 applications for 159 places · 39th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

55.6of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

13th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
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

4.3applications per place, Year 7

close to Birmingham median (4.2) 2.1 above England median (2.2)

690 applications · 159 places offered · 90 named it first

2026 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 4.0; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 3.7; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.1; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 3.3; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 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	159	690	4.3	90	0.57
Sep 2025	171	615	3.6	95	0.56
Sep 2024	160	600	3.8	80	0.50
Sep 2023	180	649	3.6	107	0.59
Sep 2022	159	597	3.8	75	0.47
Sep 2021	160	616	3.9	85	0.53
Sep 2020	160	679	4.2	104	0.65
Sep 2019	159	635	4.0	130	0.82
Sep 2018	146	565	3.9	105	0.72
Sep 2017	139	540	3.9	136	0.98
Sep 2016	138	504	3.7	129	0.93
Sep 2015	140	434	3.1	104	0.74
Sep 2014	140	459	3.3	121	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

151 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)55.613th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths60%14th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths83%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.55

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	151	55.6	60%	83%	–
2024/25	159	52.4	47%	77%	–
2023/24	156	51.5	61%	72%	+0.55
2022/23	136	49.7	52%	76%	+0.21

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

Selly Park Girls' SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

4.3applications per place 55.6Attainment 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
Queensbridge School
1.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

6.4applications per place 50.1Attainment 8
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
1.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

8.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
2.0 km · Birmingham

2026

5.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
The University of Birmingham School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

10.8applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Kings Norton Girls' School
2.1 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

5.5applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
Wheelers Lane Technology College
2.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.6applications per place 48.2Attainment 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: 103498 · 330/4177
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 840 pupils · 803 on roll
Free school meals: 58.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 5 Selly Park Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, B29 7PH
Local authority: Birmingham

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