Academy converter · Birmingham

The Arthur Terry School

11–18Ages
1,758Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138136URN

Kittoe Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ · 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

4.9per place

0.6 above Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

1,362 applications for 279 places · 32nd of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.6of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

18th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 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	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

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

4.9applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Birmingham median (4.2) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

1,362 applications · 279 places offered · 298 named it first

2026 4.9; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 5.1; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 5.3; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 5.3; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 5.3; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 5.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 5.5; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 5.6; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 5.3; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 4.9; Birmingham median median 4.5
2016 4.8; Birmingham median median 3.8
2015 4.5; Birmingham median median 3.6
2014 4.2; Birmingham median median 3.5

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 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	279	1,362	4.9	298	1.07
Sep 2025	277	1,404	5.1	294	1.06
Sep 2024	278	1,481	5.3	329	1.18
Sep 2023	281	1,495	5.3	317	1.13
Sep 2022	278	1,478	5.3	319	1.15
Sep 2021	265	1,484	5.6	304	1.15
Sep 2020	268	1,471	5.5	317	1.18
Sep 2019	263	1,479	5.6	314	1.19
Sep 2018	279	1,467	5.3	332	1.19
Sep 2017	271	1,315	4.9	294	1.08
Sep 2016	238	1,149	4.8	249	1.05
Sep 2015	241	1,077	4.5	279	1.16
Sep 2014	240	1,001	4.2	265	1.10

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

262 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.618th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths61%13th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths76%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.11

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	262	52.6	61%	76%	–
2024/25	270	55.4	61%	84%	–
2023/24	272	54.1	63%	84%	+0.11
2022/23	274	53.1	59%	79%	−0.02

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

The Arthur Terry SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

4.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
2.4 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

5.6applications per place 79.5Attainment 8 Selective
Plantsbrook School
3.6 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

6.2applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
The Streetly Academy
3.8 km · Walsall

Good2022

3.8applications per place 42.9Attainment 8
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
3.9 km · Birmingham

Good2022

6.1applications per place 80.5Attainment 8 Selective
Fairfax
4.1 km · Birmingham

Good2024

5.5applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
The Royal Sutton School
4.2 km · Birmingham

Good2023

6.9applications per place 39.8Attainment 8
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
4.9 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

7.2applications per place 54.8Attainment 8
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College
5.2 km · Walsall

2026

3.8applications per place 53.0Attainment 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: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138136 · 330/4307
Trust: The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,480 pupils · 1,758 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2012
Replaced: The Arthur Terry School (URN 103523)
Address: Kittoe Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ
Local authority: Birmingham

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