Academy converter · Birmingham

Lordswood Boys' School

11–16Ages
659Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
145120URN

Hagley Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.9 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

379 applications for 112 places · 64th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

45.2of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

46th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 19 April 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	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard
15 February 2022
Graded 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 entry

3.4applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Birmingham median (4.2) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

379 applications · 112 places offered · 68 named it first

2026 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 3.0; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 2.4; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.7; Birmingham median median 4.3
2020 3.7; Birmingham median median 4.8
2019 1.8; Birmingham median median 4.8
2018 4.6; Birmingham median median 4.6
2017 1.3; Birmingham median median 4.5; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 3.3; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Lordswood Boys' School (URN 139157), Lordswood Boys' School (URN 103484), the previous school.

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	112	379	3.4	68	0.61
Sep 2025	116	393	3.4	71	0.61
Sep 2024	127	368	2.9	62	0.49
Sep 2023	99	294	3.0	49	0.49
Sep 2022	113	265	2.4	39	0.35
Sep 2021	69	255	3.7	30	0.43
Sep 2020	69	252	3.7	33	0.48
Sep 2019	116	209	1.8	20	0.17
Sep 2018	44	201	4.6	22	0.50
Sep 2017 *	127	162	1.3	20	0.16
Sep 2016 *	76	168	2.2	21	0.28
Sep 2015 *	93	192	2.1	34	0.37
Sep 2014 *	69	227	3.3	38	0.55

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

125 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)45.246th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths51%34th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths67%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.19

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	125	45.2	51%	67%	–
2024/25	97	43.3	45%	60%	–
2023/24	105	42.7	41%	62%	+0.19
2022/23	69	42.8	44%	58%	+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

Lordswood Boys' SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.4applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls
0.3 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.4applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
George Dixon Academy
0.7 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.1applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Shireland Collegiate Academy
1.4 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
St Paul's School for Girls
1.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Outstanding2023

4.7applications per place 65.9Attainment 8
Harborne Academy
2.1 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

7.1applications per place 44.4Attainment 8
Bristnall Hall Academy
2.4 km · Sandwell

Outstanding2023

4.4applications per place 51.6Attainment 8
Q3 Academy Langley
2.8 km · Sandwell

Improved significantly2024

3.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre
3.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 49.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 145120 · 330/4029
Trust: Central Academies Trust Limited
Capacity: 750 pupils · 659 on roll
Free school meals: 45.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Lordswood Boys' School (URN 139157); Lordswood Boys' School (URN 103484)
Address: Hagley Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8BJ
Local authority: Birmingham

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