Bournville School
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–16 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bournville School is an all-through school in Birmingham for ages 4–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 12 March 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Bournville School 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 14 first-choice applications for 16 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a place in both Reception and Year 7 in 2026.
- 66.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.
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
- Hay Green Lane, Birmingham, B30 1SH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 660 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 66.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 12 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils value the positive environment of this all-through school.”
- “They say that teachers know them well and that this helps to make them feel safe.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils and they receive help to learn how to live up to these.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not display a positive attitude to their learning.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school, although a significant number of pupils are often late.”
- “However, some pupils are not doing as well as they should do due to the gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 54% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 30% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 20 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 20 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Victoria School 0.8 mi Good
- Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children 0.8 mi Outstanding
- Maple House School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Selly Oak Trust School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Penny Tree School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Edge Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cherry Oak School 1.2 mi Good
- Ark Kings Academy 2.0 mi Good Last distance published