Academy sponsor led · Birmingham

Turves Green Boys' School

11–18Ages
592Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
148521URN

Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4BS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

1.7 below Birmingham median (4.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BirminghamSelective

376 applications for 146 places · 80th of 83 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.8of 90

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

54th of 88 in Birmingham

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	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

2.6applications per place, Year 7

1.7 below Birmingham median (4.2) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

376 applications · 146 places offered · 125 named it first

2026 2.6; Birmingham median median 4.2
2025 2.6; Birmingham median median 4.3
2024 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.0
2023 2.7; Birmingham median median 4.1
2022 3.4; Birmingham median median 4.5
2021 3.6; Birmingham median median 4.3; as the previous school
2020 4.2; Birmingham median median 4.8; as the previous school
2019 2.6; Birmingham median median 4.8; as the previous school
2018 2.9; Birmingham median median 4.6; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Birmingham median median 4.5; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Birmingham median median 3.8; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Birmingham median median 3.6; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Birmingham median median 3.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Turves Green Boys' School (URN 103500), 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	146	376	2.6	125	0.86
Sep 2025	135	354	2.6	116	0.86
Sep 2024	104	299	2.9	87	0.84
Sep 2023	118	314	2.7	93	0.79
Sep 2022	92	312	3.4	77	0.84
Sep 2021 *	73	266	3.6	63	0.86
Sep 2020 *	75	317	4.2	77	1.03
Sep 2019 *	149	389	2.6	138	0.93
Sep 2018 *	133	388	2.9	116	0.87
Sep 2017 *	147	321	2.2	114	0.78
Sep 2016 *	128	246	1.9	103	0.80
Sep 2015 *	107	217	2.0	79	0.74
Sep 2014 *	109	224	2.1	86	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

93 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.854th of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 45.3 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths47%43rd of 88 in Birmingham

Birmingham 46% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Birmingham 65% England 66%

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.01

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	93	43.8	47%	60%	–
2024/25	78	37.3	40%	55%	–
2023/24	121	43.5	49%	67%	−0.01
2022/23	114	39.4	35%	56%	−0.50

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

Turves Green Boys' SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Some aspects not as strong2024

3.2applications per place 45.3Attainment 8
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
2.0 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

3.9applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
2.3 km · Birmingham

2026

3.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Ark Kings Academy
2.6 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.1applications per place 39.9Attainment 8
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
2.8 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.1applications per place 48.1Attainment 8
Bournville School
3.1 km · Birmingham

Requires improvement2024

16.0applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
3.2 km · Birmingham

Good2024

3.5applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Kings Norton Girls' School
3.5 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

5.5applications per place 51.4Attainment 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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148521 · 330/4040
Trust: Matrix Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 625 pupils · 592 on roll
Free school meals: 48.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2021
Replaced: Turves Green Boys' School (URN 103500)
Address: Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 4BS
Local authority: Birmingham

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