Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,152 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
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Lordswood Boys' School
- Pupils on roll
- 659of 750 places
- Free school meals
- 45.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 97
- Ofsted
- Report card, 3 February 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Lordswood Boys' School (URN 139157, until 31 August 2017).
What the data says
Lordswood Boys' School has no sixth form. Of the 69 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 12% moved to a sixth form college, 43% to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Physical Education is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 43.3 against 46.1 across England and 46.6 in Birmingham, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Lordswood Boys' School | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 69 | 14,526 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 80% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 23% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 12% | 13% | 13% |
| — further education college | 43% | 39% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 1% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 10% | 4% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Lordswood Boys' School | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 43.3 | 46.6 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 34% | 48% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 4.15 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 59% | 48% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.8 | 40.2 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 45.5 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 47% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 97 | 100% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 55% |
| Mathematics | 96 | 99% | 88% | 28% | 22% | 69% |
| English Literature | 96 | 99% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 66% |
| Combined Science | 70 | 72% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 47% |
| History | 40 | 41% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 75% |
| Biology | 26 | 27% | 23% | 31% | 45% | 96% |
| Chemistry | 25 | 26% | 23% | 44% | 47% | 96% |
| Geography | 25 | 26% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 68% |
| Physics | 25 | 26% | 23% | 40% | 46% | 92% |
| Spanish | 23 | 24% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 48% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 24% | 13% | 17% | 30% | 70% |
| Physical Education | 23 | 24% | 11% | 4% | 24% | 43% |
| Design and Technology | 17 | 18% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 24% |
| Fine Art | 17 | 18% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 59% |
| Photography | 16 | 16% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 56% |
| Music | 16 | 16% | 5% | 6% | 33% | 50% |
| Religious Studies | 15 | 15% | 31% | 7% | 32% | 40% |
| German | 15 | 15% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 73% |
| Arabic | 4 | 4% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Urdu | 3 | 3% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Punjabi | 2 | 2% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 22 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 12 | — | — |
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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.