Bournville School

State-Funded School

bournville-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Selly OakConstituency

B30 1SHPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bournville School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–16, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 660 pupils. Bournville School is part of FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30%
EBacc average point score: 2.99

Ethnicity

White

47%

Asian

Black

19%

Mixed

15%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

10%

Unclassified

Pupils

660

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

66%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 660
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: FAIRFAX MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Apr 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
13 Dec 2021	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
23 Nov 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.