78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
60%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
72%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1145.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,570
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 04/06/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Plantsbrook School · Secondary with sixth form · Birmingham
Part ofBROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
78%
0pp
81%78%74%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
60%
-1pp
61%57%53%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
Attainment 8
51.8
+1.0
52.851.850.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.8
EBacc entry
72%
-7pp
84%78%72%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
EBacc APS
1145.3
+39.4
1162.11090.41018.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1145.3
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
30.1
-3.7
34.532.029.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30.1
A-level value added
-0.37
-0.4
+0.30.0-0.4
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.4
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
9%
-2pp
14%10%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 9%
Average A-level grade
C
0
C+CC
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,570
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%
Contact
Address
Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB
Local authority
Birmingham
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 | 78% | 60% | 51.8 | Not applicable | 72% | 1145.3 | 72% | 1,570 |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 61% | 50.8 | -0.01 | 78% | 1105.9 | 79% | 1,553 |
| 2022/23 | 74% | 61% | 50.9 | +0.06 | 78% | 1048.5 | 78% | 1,532 |
| 2021/22 | 81% | 57% | 52.2 | -0.13 | 80% | 1162.1 | 80% | 1,519 |
| 2018/19 | 80% | 53% | 52.8 | +0.22 | 84% | 1018.8 | 84% | 1,380 |
| 2017/18 | 77% | 59% | 53.4 | +0.24 | 43% | 968.5 | 53% | 1,316 |
| 2016/17 | 79% | 56% | 53.9 | +0.16 | 40% | — | 48% | 1,280 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 30.1 | C | -0.37 | 9% | 166 |
| 2023/24 | 33.7 | C+ | +0.07 | 12% | 154 |
| 2022/23 | 32.2 | C+ | — | 14% | 170 |
| 2021/22 | 34.5 | C+ | — | 8% | 154 |
| 2018/19 | 29.6 | C | -0.07 | 5% | 124 |
| 2017/18 | 32.7 | C+ | +0.28 | 19% | 106 |
| 2016/17 | 28.8 | C | +0.00 | 8% | 138 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,570 | 18.3 | 17% | 8% | 17% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 1,553 | 17.9 | 16% | 7% | 15% | 7% | 19% |
| 2022/23 | 1,532 | 16.4 | 14% | 6% | 17% | 8% | 21% |
| 2021/22 | 1,519 | 17.6 | 13% | 6% | 16% | 8% | 25% |
| 2020/21 | 1,494 | 17.8 | 14% | 6% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,380 | 16.5 | 12% | 7% | 18% | 5% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 1,316 | 15.8 | 11% | 6% | 18% | 5% | 11% |
| 2016/17 | 1,280 | 14.4 | 8% | 6% | 20% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.