Academy converter · Birmingham

Bartley Green School

11–16Ages
927Pupils
SecondaryPhase
136589URN

Adams Hill, Birmingham, B32 3QJ · 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

3.4per place

0.8 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

629 applications for 183 places · 62nd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.1of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

82nd of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 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

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

3.4applications per place, Year 7

0.8 below Birmingham median (4.2) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

629 applications · 183 places offered · 138 named it first

2026 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 4.4; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 4.5; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 4.6; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 2.6; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 3.0; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 2.1; 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	183	629	3.4	138	0.75
Sep 2025	182	682	3.8	165	0.91
Sep 2024	190	818	4.3	177	0.93
Sep 2023	191	846	4.4	208	1.09
Sep 2022	188	842	4.5	229	1.22
Sep 2021	189	797	4.2	245	1.30
Sep 2020	190	879	4.6	236	1.24
Sep 2019	182	758	4.2	217	1.19
Sep 2018	184	714	3.9	174	0.95
Sep 2017	185	664	3.6	195	1.05
Sep 2016	184	474	2.6	140	0.76
Sep 2015	180	545	3.0	203	1.13
Sep 2014	185	381	2.1	133	0.72

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

185 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.182nd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%65th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.46

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	185	37.1	34%	51%	–
2024/25	184	39.9	30%	50%	–
2023/24	190	38.2	32%	53%	−0.46
2022/23	181	40.1	32%	51%	−0.40

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

Bartley Green SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.4applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
King Edward VI Five Ways School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

7.7applications per place 79.3Attainment 8 Selective
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8
E-ACT Shenley Academy
1.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 32.9Attainment 8
Lift Four Dwellings Secondary
2.0 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Leasowes High School
3.1 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 40.2Attainment 8
The University of Birmingham School
3.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

10.8applications per place 47.8Attainment 8
Perryfields Academy
3.4 km · Sandwell

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.4applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Bournville School
3.4 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

16.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136589 · 330/4108
Trust: Bartley Green School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 955 pupils · 927 on roll
Free school meals: 59.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2011
Replaced: Bartley Green School A Specialist Technology and Sports College (URN 103491)
Address: Adams Hill, Birmingham, B32 3QJ
Local authority: Birmingham

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