Foundation school · Birmingham

Colmers School and Sixth Form College

11–19Ages
1,139Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
103563URN

Bristol Road South, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

0.4 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

582 applications for 150 places · 52nd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.1of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

75th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 8 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

3 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
18 April 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

3.9applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below Birmingham median (4.2) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

582 applications · 150 places offered · 119 named it first

2026 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 3.3; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 3.5; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 2.8; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 2.6; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 2.5; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 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	150	582	3.9	119	0.79
Sep 2025	191	644	3.4	146	0.76
Sep 2024	195	649	3.3	154	0.79
Sep 2023	240	820	3.4	247	1.03
Sep 2022	240	702	2.9	217	0.90
Sep 2021	226	680	3.0	228	1.01
Sep 2020	212	719	3.4	189	0.89
Sep 2019	207	720	3.5	201	0.97
Sep 2018	217	660	3.0	196	0.90
Sep 2017	210	713	3.4	214	1.02
Sep 2016	206	569	2.8	212	1.03
Sep 2015	207	541	2.6	231	1.12
Sep 2014	210	534	2.5	220	1.05

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

216 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.175th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25%86th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths46%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	216	39.1	25%	46%	–
2024/25	211	41.7	31%	52%	–
2023/24	236	40.6	28%	57%	−0.32
2022/23	215	37.3	27%	44%	−0.38

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

Colmers School and Sixth Form CollegeThis school
This school

2026

3.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.5applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Waseley Hills High School
2.0 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
Turves Green Boys' School
2.3 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.6applications per place 43.8Attainment 8
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
2.4 km · Birmingham

Some aspects not as strong2024

3.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
King Edward VI Five Ways School
4.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

7.7applications per place 79.3Attainment 8 Selective
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
4.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
E-ACT Shenley Academy
4.1 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 32.9Attainment 8
Bartley Green School
4.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 37.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 103563 · 330/5416
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,400 pupils · 1,139 on roll
Free school meals: 55.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bristol Road South, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9NY
Local authority: Birmingham

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