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Plantsbrook School

Birmingham, B72 1RBSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Feb 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.0×
More first choices than offers made
273 1st-choice / 270 offers made
Ranking
#1,550
of 3,141 nationally

About Plantsbrook School

Plantsbrook School is a state-funded secondary school in Birmingham, West Midlands, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,574 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,498.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (26 Feb 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 51.8 for 2024/25. the published A-level average grade was C+ for 2023/24. admissions data records 273 first-preference applications and 270 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
AddressUpper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B72 1RB
HeadteacherMrs Kerensa Neal
Local AuthorityBirmingham
Number of Pupils1,574
Free School Meals (FSM)16.3%
School Capacity1,574 / 1,498 (105% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Feb 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (26 Feb 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 3 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

Resourced Provision
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:35 – 15:05

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

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Plantsbrook School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.