Academy converter · Worcestershire

Waseley Hills High School

11–18Ages
782Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
138664URN

School Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Worcestershire median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Worcestershire

271 applications for 161 places · 12th of 21 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.7of 90

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

27th of 31 in Worcestershire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Worcestershire median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

271 applications · 161 places offered · 133 named it first

2026 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.5
2021 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.6
2019 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2016 1.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.9

This school
Worcestershire 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	161	271	1.7	133	0.83
Sep 2025	160	240	1.5	132	0.83
Sep 2024	161	249	1.6	142	0.88
Sep 2023	146	216	1.5	96	0.66
Sep 2022	182	264	1.5	144	0.79
Sep 2021	166	272	1.6	149	0.90
Sep 2020	148	236	1.6	136	0.92
Sep 2019	113	225	2.0	98	0.87
Sep 2018	149	229	1.5	144	0.97
Sep 2017	121	194	1.6	106	0.88
Sep 2016	118	215	1.8	110	0.93
Sep 2015	141	210	1.5	113	0.80
Sep 2014	126	196	1.6	112	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

143 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.727th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 43.9 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths34%24th of 31 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 41% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths52%

Worcestershire 64% England 66%

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.18

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	143	39.7	34%	52%	–
2024/25	113	40.5	40%	63%	–
2023/24	123	44.2	41%	60%	−0.18
2022/23	142	43.6	47%	66%	−0.35

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

Waseley Hills High SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
1.7 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.5applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
2.0 km · Birmingham

2026

3.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Catshill Middle School
3.9 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2022
Turves Green Boys' School
4.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

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

Some aspects not as strong2024

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

Good2023

7.7applications per place 79.3Attainment 8 Selective
Bartley Green School
5.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.4applications per place 37.1Attainment 8
E-ACT Shenley Academy
5.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 32.9Attainment 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: 138664 · 885/4044
Trust: Central Region Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 868 pupils · 782 on roll
Free school meals: 29.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Waseley Hills High School and Sixth Form Centre (URN 116951)
Address: School Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9EL
Local authority: Worcestershire · Bromsgrove

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