Lordswood Boys' School
Hagley Road, Birmingham, B17 8BJ
659 pupils · 88% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- CENTRAL ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Free school meals
- 45.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 34% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.61 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 112 | 68 | 379 | 109 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 116 | 71 | 393 | 112 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 127 | 62 | 368 | 112 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 99 | 49 | 294 | 95 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 113 | 39 | 265 | 79 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 69 | 30 | 255 | 65 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 69 | 33 | 252 | 62 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 116 | 20 | 209 | 57 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- King Edward VI Lordswood School for Girls 0.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- George Dixon Academy 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Shireland Collegiate Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Paul's School for Girls 1.7 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Harborne Academy 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bristnall Hall Academy 2.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.