Selly Park Girls' School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Birmingham, West Midlands B29 7PH · Birmingham
#148 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands
#1669 of 4,090 nationally
About Selly Park Girls' School
Selly Park Girls' School is a local authority secondary located in Birmingham, in the Birmingham local authority of West Midlands, England. It caters for Ages 11–16 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 803 students. Community, voluntary-aided, voluntary-controlled and foundation schools maintained by the local authority; free to attend.
Its Success Index (England) is 56.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 148th of 493 ranked secondary schools in West Midlands. Its strongest component is attainment 8 (79th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (4th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 803; capacity filled 95.6%; grade 4+ english & maths 76.7%; ebacc average points 4.91.
There are 432 schools in Birmingham; Selly Park Girls' School ranks 100th of 409 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)52.4
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)47.2%
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)58.2%
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 Selly Park Girls' School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 803
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 58.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 95.6%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 52.4
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 47.2%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 76.7%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.91
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
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Schools near Selly Park Girls' School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
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391 students · 608 m away
Moor Green Primary Academy
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Stirchley Primary School
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224 students · 1.2 km away
Tiverton Academy
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
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King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,059 students · 1.3 km away
Bournville Village Primary
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 5–11
652 students · 1.4 km away
Colmore Junior School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
475 students · 1.6 km away
Colmore Infant and Nursery School
Birmingham · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
394 students · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Local authority secondary schools in West Midlands with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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Abbot Beyne School
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Hodge Hill Girls' School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Selly Park Girls' School a good school?
Selly Park Girls' School has a Success Index (England) of 56.1 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #148 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 Selly Park Girls' School rank in West Midlands?
Selly Park Girls' School ranks #148 of 493 secondary schools in West Midlands and #1669 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Selly Park Girls' School?
Selly Park Girls' School had 803 students in 2025.
Is Selly Park Girls' School a primary school or a secondary school?
Selly Park Girls' School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–16. It is a local authority school.
What other schools are near Selly Park Girls' School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Selly Park Girls' School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.