Turves Green Boys' School

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Turves Green
Northfield
Birmingham
West Midlands
B31 4BS
Phone 01214832890
Reference Number 148521

Description

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Turves Green Boys' School is an esteemed secondary institution located in the West Heath district of Birmingham, England, founded in 1939 and celebrating an approximately 80-year history. The all-boys school holds Technology College and Humanities College status and caters to students aged 11 to 16. With a present enrollment of 648 students, the school's color scheme is Black & White.

Turves Green Boys' School offers a diverse curriculum and is noted for its Technology College status, acquired in 1995. Approximately one fifth of its student body are registered as having special needs. Also relevant to its history is a notable presence of ethnic minorities, which was less than 5% in 1994 and nearly negligible according to the 2007 OFSTED inspection.

However, more recent times have seen some challenges and change. The 2019 OFSTED inspection resulted in an 'Inadequate' rating, necessitating special measures and leading to the dismissal of the Board of Governors and the appointment of an Interim Executive Board. The school converted to academy status in May 2021 and is now part of the Matrix Academy Trust. The school remains unofficially rated due to its status as a recent academy and has yet to be inspected by OFSTED. Notable achievements for Turves Green Boys' School include the chart-topping band The Rockin' Berries forming while several of its members were students, as well as noteworthy alumni such as guitarist Spencer Jukes and BBC journalist Lewis Goodall.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 525
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 100%
Girls: 0%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 109
8 93
9 84
10 127
11 112
12 0
13 0

Ofsted Rating This school has not had a rating yet.
Last Inspection Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Description Report

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)
39.3 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 44% Upgrade Upgrade

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)
-0.5 Upgrade Upgrade

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:

GCSE Results

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.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 61 9
Third Preference 44 1
From another Local Authority 5 2

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