Waverley School | School performance

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

76%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

817.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,696

Pupils · 2024/25

58%

EAL · 2024/25

35%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

76%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

817.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,696

Pupils · 2024/25

58%

EAL · 2024/25

35%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

34%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

41.9

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

76%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

817.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,696

Pupils · 2024/25

58%

EAL · 2024/25

35%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBirmingham

PhaseAll-through with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio13.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

67%

0pp

67%62%57%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

11%8%5%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

23%

Science expected standard

83%

SPAG expected standard

82%

SPAG higher standard

46%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

56%

-5pp

61%59%56%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

34%

+0pp

44%39%34%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 34%

Attainment 8

41.9

+2.2

43.641.739.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 41.9

EBacc entry

76%

+10pp

88%65%41%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

EBacc APS

817.9

+58.0

817.9756.8695.6

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 817.9

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

14.8

-7.1

29.422.114.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 14.8

A-level value added

-0.95

-0.5

+0.5-0.2-0.9

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · -0.9

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-3pp

6%3%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Average A-level grade

E+

-1

CDE

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · E+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,696

Pupil : teacher ratio

13.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

58%

FSM eligible

56%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

10%

Persistent absence

35%

Contact

Address

Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, B9 5QA

Local authority

Birmingham

Website

www.waverley.bham.sch.uk

Telephone

01215666600

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	67%	8%	77%	30%	72%	9%	88%	23%	83%	82%	105.0	107.0	109.0	—	—	—	20%	1,696
2023/24	67%	5%	76%	22%	71%	8%	86%	38%	82%	82%	105.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	18%	1,810
2022/23	58%	7%	69%	24%	71%	10%	78%	27%	69%	78%	104.0	105.0	106.0	+0.40	+1.50	+2.20	17%	1,750
2018/19	57%	11%	74%	21%	81%	20%	71%	25%	88%	82%	103.0	104.0	107.0	+0.60	+1.70	+0.30	17%	1,677
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	1,583
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	17%	1,480

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	56%	34%	41.9	Not applicable	76%	817.9	76%	1,696
2023/24	61%	34%	39.7	-0.04	65%	759.9	66%	1,810
2022/23	59%	44%	43.3	+0.02	69%	695.6	69%	1,750
2021/22	59%	41%	43.6	-0.06	41%	696.9	43%	1,689
2018/19	59%	37%	42.9	+0.03	88%	699.1	90%	1,677
2017/18	58%	30%	41.5	-0.30	96%	680.4	96%	1,583
2016/17	65%	47%	48.6	+0.21	90%	—	96%	1,480

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	14.8	E+	-0.95	0%	62
2023/24	21.9	D+	-0.47	3%	61
2022/23	22.8	D+	—	3%	55
2021/22	29.4	C	—	6%	59
2018/19	25.1	C-	-0.45	4%	67
2017/18	31.6	C	+0.46	12%	47
2016/17	21.4	D	-0.17	5%	62

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,696	15.7	20%	58%	56%	10%	35%
2023/24	1,810	16.8	18%	59%	45%	12%	41%
2022/23	1,750	20.4	17%	59%	47%	10%	33%
2021/22	1,689	15.2	16%	59%	53%	10%	35%
2020/21	1,691	14.4	17%	59%	48%	—	—
2018/19	1,677	15.6	17%	66%	50%	6%	17%
2017/18	—	16.0	—	—	—	6%	16%
2016/17	1,480	15.9	17%	81%	42%	5%	13%