Girls secondary school in Birmingham
Swanshurst School
Brook Lane, Billesley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0TW
Ofsted
Remained Outstanding at its last ungraded inspection, on 15 May 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1928
- Places
- 1943
- How full
- Nearly full — 1928 of 1943 places taken
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 18%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 47%
- English as an additional language
- 31%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 18%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Birmingham 111A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 25%
- Households owning their home
- 49%
- Households in social housing
- 32%
- Households with no car
- 34%
- Adults economically inactive
- 46%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–19
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- WEST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mike Dunn
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Billesley
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- URN
- 151403
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelers Lane Technology CollegeCommunity school | No grade | 48.4 | 0.5 mi |
| Kings Heath Secondary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 40 | 0.5 mi |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic CollegeVoluntary aided school | No grade | 48.4 | 0.6 mi |
| Moseley School and Sixth FormFoundation school | No grade | 39.7 | 0.9 mi |
| Queensbridge SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 48.5 | 1 mi |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for GirlsAcademy converter | Outstanding 2021 | 80.4 | 1.1 mi |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for BoysAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 75.7 | 1.1 mi |
| Hall Green SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 42.5 | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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