Bournville School

Type Other schools / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Hay Green Lane
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 1SH
Phone 01214753881
Reference Number 141318

Bournville School requires improvement overall, with notable strengths in leadership, management, and early years provision, which are rated as good. The school is part of the Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust and has undergone significant changes aimed at improving the quality of education. Students appreciate the supportive environment, but there are concerns regarding the inconsistent implementation of the curriculum, particularly in key areas such as mathematics, where some pupils struggle to make progress because they lack essential knowledge. Punctuality and some negative attitudes toward learning among certain students are also areas that need addressing.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 691
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.52%
Girls: 48.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 63.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 56.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 13.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 5 17
2 5 4 9
3 9 4 13
4 14 13 27
5 8 17 25
6 19 10 29
7 60 47 107
8 54 63 117
9 53 57 110
10 53 55 108
11 62 53 115

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 46.3%
African 11.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 8.1%
White, Other 7.2%
Mixed, Other 3.5%
Caribbean 3.5%
Unclassified 2.7%
Pakistani 2.3%
White & Asian 2%
Indian 1.6%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
Asian, Other 1%
Chinese 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Requires Improvement
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 12 Mar 2024
Date Report
12 Mar 2024 School inspection:
15 Sep 2022 Monitoring visit
10 Nov 2021 School inspection:
31 Oct 2017 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Strong leadership and management supported by the trust.
  • Early years provision is well-planned and effective.
  • Pupils value the positive environment and feel safe.
  • High-quality support for careers and future opportunities.
  • Effective reading curriculum that encourages enthusiasm for reading.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum leading to gaps in knowledge.
  • Mad, not all students with SEND receive effective support.
  • Negative attitudes toward learning are not consistently challenged.
  • Poor punctuality resulting in missed learning opportunities.

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)
36.5

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 30%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 40%

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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How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 103

Progress Scores

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.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 4.2
Writing 4.4
Maths 1.1

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 22 1
From another Local Authority 2 2

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Second Preference 92 14
Third Preference 136 9
From another Local Authority 0 0

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