Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Qualifying score · Category 1 (looked after) | 205 |
From King Edward VI Foundation · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Birmingham City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls is a secondary school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2022. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry in 2026 drew 320 first-choice applications for 179 offers, 1.8 first choices per offer, the 9th highest of 79 Birmingham secondary schools.
- Of the 2026 Year 7 offers, 146 went to first-choice families, and 174 first-choice families (54%) were not offered a place.
- 99% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Birmingham.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B+ (England B-), while progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,236 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school have a keen desire to do well.”
- “They rise to the high expectations set by staff.”
- “Pupils are well cared for and enjoy positive relationships with both staff and their peers.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, a few teachers do not use assessment strategies as well as they could to recall prior learning or provide subject-specific feedback.”
- “Pupils find it difficult to remember their learning from these sessions and how they are building on what they already know.”
- “In addition, some pupils do not attend these days as often as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 99% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 79.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 320 first-preference applications, 179 offers in total, 146 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Plantsbrook School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fairfax 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Royal Sutton School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edmund Campion Catholic School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Arthur Terry School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- E-ACT North Birmingham Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published