Bournville School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Birmingham, West Midlands B30 1SH · Birmingham
#431 of 493 all-through schools in West Midlands
#3700 of 4,090 nationally
About Bournville School
Bournville School is a academy all-through located in Birmingham, in the Birmingham local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 4–16. In 2025 it enrolled 660 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 17.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of all-through schools in England and 431st of 493 ranked all-through schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (28th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (1th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 660; capacity filled 56.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 48.2%; ebacc average points 2.99.
There are 432 schools in Birmingham; Bournville School ranks 333rd of 409 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)54%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)0%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)36.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)30%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)66.4%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Bournville School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 660
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 66.4%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 56.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 54%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
- Attainment 8
- 36.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 30%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 48.2%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.99
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Bournville School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
218 students · 548 m away
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
774 students · 811 m away
Northfield Manor Primary Academy
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
373 students · 848 m away
King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
815 students · 1.1 km away
St Laurence Church Infant School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 4–7
· 1.2 km away
St Laurence Church Junior School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
· 1.2 km away
Bournville Village Primary
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
652 students · 1.3 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Birmingham · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
210 students · 1.3 km away
Kings Norton Girls' School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,076 students · 1.3 km away
The University of Birmingham School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
1,188 students · 1.4 km away
Similar schools
Academy all-through schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Lordswood Boys' School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
659 students
St Edward's Church of England Academy
Leek · Academy secondary · Ages 9–13
662 students
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
Bromsgrove · Academy secondary · Ages 9–13
658 students
Nishkam High School
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–19
668 students
The Hereford Church of England Academy
Hereford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
647 students
The Pedmore High School
Stourbridge · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
647 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Bournville School a good school?
Bournville School has a Success Index (England) of 17.5 out of 100 (Lower 50% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #431 of 493 in West Midlands. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Bournville School rank in West Midlands?
Bournville School ranks #431 of 493 all-through schools in West Midlands and #3700 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Bournville School?
Bournville School had 660 students in 2025.
Is Bournville School a primary school or a secondary school?
Bournville School is classified as a all-through covering Ages 4–16. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Bournville School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Bournville School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.