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Kings Heath Secondary School

Birmingham, B13 0QPSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
Progress 8
-0.19
Below average
−20+2
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
130 1st-choice / 173 places
Ranking
#1,977
of 3,141 nationally

About Kings Heath Secondary School

Kings Heath Secondary School’s headline Progress 8 score of -0.19 sits below the Birmingham local authority average of 0.09, placing it in the bottom half of secondary schools in the area. This means that, on average, pupils here achieve nearly a fifth of a grade less per subject than their peers across the city. The school ranks 61st out of 83 Birmingham secondaries on this measure, putting it in the 73rd percentile nationally. That said, the picture is not uniformly weak: the Progress 8 score for maths is a positive 0.11, suggesting pupils make slightly better-than-average progress in that subject, while English is essentially flat at -0.04. The open element of the Progress 8 measure, which covers non-EBacc subjects, is notably lower at -0.59, indicating that the biggest drag on the overall score comes from options outside the core academic curriculum.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressChamberlain Road, Birmingham, Birmingham, B13 0QP
HeadteacherMarie Orton
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils783
Free School Meals (FSM)45.8%
School Capacity783 / 806 (97% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

8 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Source: Ofsted, 8 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Swimming PoolAstro TurfSports HallScience LabsLibraryGymnasiumTennis CourtsTheatreChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

17

Sports

DanceTennisBasketballCross CountryRugbySwimmingNetballFootballCricketRowing

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubDramaNewspaperChessDebateBook ClubChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Source: khss.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Kings Heath Secondary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.