Kings Norton Girls' School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Selly Oak Road
Kings Norton
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 1HW
Phone 01216751305
Reference Number 136590

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1073
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 7.55%
Girls: 92.45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 165 165
8 Unknown 160 160
9 Unknown 164 164
10 Unknown 160 160
11 Unknown 157 157
12 49 92 141
13 32 94 126

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 59.7%
Unclassified 7.1%
Mixed, Other 4.7%
White, Other 3.4%
Chinese 3.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.9%
White & Asian 2.8%
African 2.8%
Pakistani 2.6%
Indian 2.4%
Asian, Other 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-12
Date Description Report
2025-01-28 School inspection School inspection
2019-07-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-07-04 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-02-04 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-10-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-05-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-06-13 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-06-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-11-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-10-18 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-06-03 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-11-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-10-18 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
57.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 68.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 81.5% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 38.26 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 37.16 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 19.4% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 158 5
Third Preference 164 5
From another Local Authority 6 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Selly Oak Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1HN
0.1 miles
Cotteridge Primary School
Breedon Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2HT
0.45 miles
St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery
Teazel Avenue, Bournville, St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1LZ
0.48 miles
Kings Norton Nursery School
Westhill Road, Birmingham, B38 8SY
0.6 miles
Stirchley Primary School
Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2JL
0.61 miles
Bournville Village Primary
Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JY
0.61 miles
Allens Croft Nursery School
Allens Croft Road, Birmingham, B14 6RP
0.89 miles
Allens Croft Primary School
Allens Croft Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 6RP
0.89 miles
Kings Norton Junior and Infant School
Pershore Road South, Kings Norton, Kings Norton Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3EU
0.93 miles
Wychall Primary School
Middle Field Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 3EH
1.08 miles
Raddlebarn Primary School
GRISTHORPE ROAD, SELLY OAK, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B29 7TD
1.14 miles
Broadmeadow Junior School
Monyhull Hall Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3QJ
1.19 miles
Broadmeadow Infant School
Monyhull Hall Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3QJ
1.19 miles
St Laurence Church Junior School
Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2DJ
1.25 miles
St Laurence Church Infant School
Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2DJ
1.25 miles
Fairway Primary Academy
Muirfield Gardens, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 8XQ
1.26 miles
Northfield Manor Primary Academy
Swarthmore Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4JT
1.3 miles
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Lodge Hill Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6NU
1.3 miles
Broadmeadow Infant School
Monyhull Hall Road, Birmingham, B30 3QJ
1.34 miles
Cherry Oak School
60 Frederick Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6PB
1.42 miles
Name Distance
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1DY
0.39 miles
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Woodbrooke Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1UL
0.6 miles
Bournville School
Hay Green Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1SH
0.81 miles
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Wychall Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 8AP
0.92 miles
Fircroft College of Adult Education
1018 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6LH
0.96 miles
Selly Oak Trust School
Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6HZ
0.99 miles
The University of Birmingham School
Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6QU
1.22 miles
Selly Park Girls' School
5 Selly Park Road, Selly Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7PH
1.28 miles
Lindsworth School
Monyhull Hall Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3QA
1.42 miles
Victoria School
Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1LD
1.5 miles
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7QJ
1.54 miles
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Vicarage Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7QJ
1.54 miles
Ark Kings Academy
Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 9DE
1.58 miles
E-ACT Shenley Academy
Shenley Lane, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4HE
1.88 miles
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BP
1.95 miles
Wheelers Lane Technology College
Wheelers Lane, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0SF
2.05 miles
New Ways School
300 Redhill road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 9EL
2.06 miles
Uffculme School
Yew Tree Road, Birmingham, B13 8QG
2.07 miles
Bishop Challoner Catholic College
Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 7EG
2.07 miles
King Edward VI High School for Girls
Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, B15 2UB
2.1 miles
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