OFSTED
7 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
BARTLEY GREEN SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
927
927 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
430
46.4% of pupils
Male pupils
497
53.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
34.9 pts
above England
School
59.7%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.5 pts
below England
School
17.8%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
53.0%
491
White and Black Caribbean
8.6%
80
African
8.1%
75
Any other ethnic group
5.7%
53
Any other Mixed background
5.4%
50
Caribbean
4.7%
44
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.1%
214 of
927 pupils
2.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.9
0.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.46 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.96%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.75 pts
higher than
England
School
10.96%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.30 pts
higher than
England
School
34.11%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.99%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.19 pts
higher than
England
School
5.99%
Birmingham
2.18%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.1%
4.7 pts
above England
Bartley Green School
97.1%
Birmingham
97.8%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.