Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,152 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Community school
Kings Heath Secondary School
- Pupils on roll
- 794of 806 places
- Free school meals
- 51.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 131
- Ofsted
- Good, 8 March 2023Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Kings Heath Secondary School has no sixth form. Of the 115 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 38% moved to a sixth form college, 49% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 38% of leavers went to one, roughly three times the England rate of 13%.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.0 against 46.1 across England and 46.6 in Birmingham, with 40% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Business Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 35% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Birmingham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Kings Heath Secondary School | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 115 | 14,526 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 38% | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 49% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Kings Heath Secondary School | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.0 | 46.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 54% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.60 | 4.15 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 53% | 48% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.1 | 40.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.6 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 54% | 39% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 130 | 99% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 65% |
| English Language | 129 | 98% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 64% |
| English Literature | 128 | 98% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 66% |
| Combined Science | 85 | 65% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 27% |
| History | 69 | 53% | 41% | 6% | 26% | 32% |
| Geography | 63 | 48% | 41% | 3% | 25% | 37% |
| Business Studies | 46 | 35% | 18% | 7% | 20% | 46% |
| Physics | 45 | 34% | 23% | 18% | 46% | 93% |
| Biology | 45 | 34% | 23% | 20% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 45 | 34% | 23% | 22% | 47% | 96% |
| French | 44 | 34% | 18% | 11% | 29% | 59% |
| Religious Studies | 30 | 23% | 31% | 3% | 32% | 37% |
| Drama | 22 | 17% | 7% | 5% | 27% | 68% |
| Design and Technology | 22 | 17% | 11% | 18% | 23% | 73% |
| Spanish | 21 | 16% | 19% | 10% | 27% | 48% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 15% | 13% | 11% | 30% | 68% |
| Fine Art | 8 | 6% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 88% |
| Urdu | 7 | 5% | 1% | 43% | 42% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 1 | 1% | 8% | — | 21% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 18 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 1 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Birmingham
Arena Academy
Academy sponsor led · 969 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.5
Ark Boulton Academy
Academy sponsor led · 877 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
Ark Kings Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 739 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 36.5
Ark St Alban's Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 797 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
Ark Victoria Academy
Free schools · 1,519 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.