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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 16 March 2016Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry561 applications · 196 places offered · 122 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.2
- 2025 3.1; Birmingham median median 4.3
- 2024 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.0
- 2023 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.1
- 2022 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.5
- 2021 3.1; Birmingham median median 4.3
- 2020 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.8
- 2019 3.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
- 2018 3.9; Birmingham median median 4.6
- 2017 4.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
- 2016 5.3; Birmingham median median 3.8
- 2015 6.6; Birmingham median median 3.6
- 2014 7.1; 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 | 196 | 561 | 2.9 | 122 | 0.62 |
| Sep 2025 | 205 | 628 | 3.1 | 159 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2024 | 209 | 631 | 3.0 | 155 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2023 | 240 | 651 | 2.7 | 170 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2022 | 209 | 620 | 3.0 | 144 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2021 | 210 | 652 | 3.1 | 179 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2020 | 210 | 759 | 3.6 | 210 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 206 | 777 | 3.8 | 209 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2018 | 180 | 705 | 3.9 | 194 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2017 | 150 | 644 | 4.3 | 173 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2016 | 119 | 629 | 5.3 | 199 | 1.67 |
| Sep 2015 | 119 | 784 | 6.6 | 223 | 1.87 |
| Sep 2014 | 120 | 848 | 7.1 | 301 | 2.51 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 199 | 40.1 | 29% | 44% | – |
| 2024/25 | 204 | 39.1 | 23% | 46% | – |
| 2023/24 | 205 | 36.6 | 25% | 44% | −0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 180 | 41.9 | 33% | 54% | −0.09 |
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
- Rockwood AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.9applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · BirminghamOutstanding20237.1applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 1.2 km · BirminghamRemains Good20234.7applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · BirminghamGood20226.9applications per place 51.3Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · BirminghamRemains Good202216.6Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · BirminghamStandards maintained20254.3applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Birmingham20267.5applications per place 40.1Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · Birmingham20253.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · BirminghamGraded · no overall grade20254.3applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138059 · 330/4323
- Trust
- Core Education Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,050 pupils · 1,073 on roll
- Free school meals
- 63.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2012
- Replaced
- Park View Business and Enterprise School (URN 103524)
- Address
- Naseby Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 3HG
- Local authority
- Birmingham
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources