60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
45%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.3
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
34%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
372.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
654
Pupils · 2024/25
46%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 15/02/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio46.7:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Lordswood Boys' School · Secondary · Birmingham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-2pp
66%61%56%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
45%
+4pp
46%39%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
Attainment 8
43.3
+0.6
43.341.639.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.3
EBacc entry
34%
+16pp
34%26%18%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
EBacc APS
372.7
-0.8
373.5286.3199.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 372.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
654
Pupil : teacher ratio
46.7
EAL
46%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%
Contact
Address
Hagley Road, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 8BJ
Local authority
Birmingham
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 45% | 43.3 | Not applicable | 34% | 372.7 | 45% | 654 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 41% | 42.7 | +0.19 | 18% | 373.5 | 38% | 542 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 43% | 42.8 | +0.38 | 25% | 254.2 | 41% | 496 |
| 2021/22 | 66% | 46% | 41.1 | +0.04 | 24% | 241.3 | 45% | 426 |
| 2018/19 | 56% | 31% | 39.9 | +0.41 | 25% | 199.1 | 48% | 323 |
| 2017/18 | 62% | 31% | 42.7 | +0.35 | 22% | 203.1 | 45% | 327 |
| 2016/17 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | Not published | New school |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 654 | 46.7 | 13% | 46% | 52% | 8% | 27% |
| 2023/24 | 542 | 33.9 | 9% | 46% | 50% | 7% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 496 | 29.2 | 9% | 46% | 51% | 8% | 24% |
| 2021/22 | 426 | 17.0 | 10% | 48% | 52% | 7% | 23% |
| 2020/21 | 376 | 13.4 | 8% | 52% | 53% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 323 | 15.0 | 10% | 58% | 49% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | — | 12.6 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.