Queensbridge School

About Queensbridge School

Queensbridge School, a mixed secondary in Birmingham for pupils aged 11 to 16, holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2023. The school’s strongest academic metric is its Progress 8 score of 0.35, which is classified as ‘Above average’ nationally. This means that, on average, pupils at Queensbridge achieve nearly half a grade more per subject across eight GCSEs than students with similar starting points elsewhere. The school ranks 23rd out of 83 secondary schools in the Birmingham local authority on this measure, placing it in the top 25 per cent of schools in the area. Its Attainment 8 score sits at 53.8, and 77.8 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths. The school’s previous Ofsted inspection in 2013 rated it Outstanding overall, so the 2023 judgement represents a change in rating, though all four graded categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — were assessed as Good.

Queensbridge’s Progress 8 score of 0.35 is well above the Birmingham local authority average of 0.09, indicating that the school is adding significantly more value than its peers across the city. Breaking that down, the school performs particularly strongly in the EBacc subjects, with a Progress 8 score of 0.45 for that pillar, and in open subjects at 0.41. English and maths progress are both positive, at 0.28 and 0.19 respectively. The EBacc average point score is 4.65, and 23.3 per cent of pupils entered the EBacc combination of subjects. The basics measure — pupils achieving a grade 5 or above in both English and maths — stands at 64.2 per cent, while 19.3 per cent achieved the higher grade 5 or above in the EBacc. Nationally, Queensbridge ranks 741st out of 3,141 schools on Progress 8, placing it in the top quarter of all state secondary schools in England.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 1,260 applications for 179 places, a ratio of 7.04 applicants per place, with 233 first-preference applications. Facilities include science labs, art studios, music rooms, a swimming pool, astro turf, tennis courts, a sports hall, and a gymnasium. The school offers a wide range of sports including rowing, rugby, cricket, gymnastics, and martial arts, plus clubs such as choir, orchestra, film club, eco club, and gardening. Queensbridge has a comprehensive SEND offer, with provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability, and social, emotional and mental health needs. With 27.2 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake. It does not have a sixth form or nursery provision. This is a strong-value-added school for families in Birmingham who want solid academic progress across a broad curriculum, backed by good behaviour and leadership.

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