Community school · Birmingham

Holte School

11–18Ages
1,127Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
103509URN

Wheeler Street, Lozells, Birmingham, B19 2EP · 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

4.2per place

close to Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

813 applications for 192 places · 42nd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.1of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

59th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 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
Sixth form provision		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

4.2applications per place, Year 7

close to Birmingham median (4.2) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

813 applications · 192 places offered · 165 named it first

2026 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 4.1; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 5.3; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 5.1; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 4.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 3.4; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.2; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 3.3; 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	192	813	4.2	165	0.86
Sep 2025	190	776	4.1	158	0.83
Sep 2024	189	780	4.1	179	0.95
Sep 2023	191	774	4.1	179	0.94
Sep 2022	191	808	4.2	186	0.97
Sep 2021	192	812	4.2	172	0.90
Sep 2020	251	1,082	4.3	217	0.86
Sep 2019	192	1,022	5.3	204	1.06
Sep 2018	190	966	5.1	222	1.17
Sep 2017	193	946	4.9	236	1.22
Sep 2016	190	652	3.4	233	1.23
Sep 2015	191	607	3.2	205	1.07
Sep 2014	192	638	3.3	226	1.18

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

188 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.159th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%66th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths54%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.01

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	188	42.1	34%	54%	–
2024/25	231	39.4	24%	45%	–
2023/24	232	43.5	40%	58%	−0.01
2022/23	191	46.6	39%	67%	−0.26

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

Holte SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Nishkam High School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

9.3applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
Aston Manor Academy
0.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

8.5applications per place 45.0Attainment 8
King Edward VI Aston School
1.1 km · Birmingham

2026

7.1applications per place 69.9Attainment 8 Selective
Star King Solomon Academy
1.4 km · Birmingham

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 32.4Attainment 8
Broadway Academy
1.4 km · Birmingham

Good2022

4.7applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
King Edward VI Handsworth School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

6.0applications per place 76.2Attainment 8 Selective
Aston University Engineering Academy
1.7 km · Birmingham

2026

43.5Attainment 8
Jewellery Quarter Academy
2.0 km · Birmingham

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 38.1Attainment 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: 103509 · 330/4223
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,160 pupils · 1,127 on roll
Free school meals: 68.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wheeler Street, Lozells, Birmingham, B19 2EP
Local authority: Birmingham

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