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Lordswood Boys' School

About the school

Lordswood Boys' School is an open secondary school in Birmingham.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
3 February 2026
Published
19 April 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection

Published inspection outcomes

Safeguarding

Met

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Not applicable

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

97 pupils

Attainment 8

School
43.3
Birmingham
46.6
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Birmingham
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
45.40%
Birmingham
45.40%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
59.80%
Birmingham
64.20%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
34.00%
Birmingham
47.60%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
3.84
Birmingham
4.15
England
4.09

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

654

Girls

0.00%

Boys

100.00%

SEN support

12.54%

Education, health and care plan

0.46%

English as an additional language

46.00%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

51.83%

Overall absence

7.97

Persistent absence

27

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

69

Sustained education or employment

80%

Education

78%

Apprenticeship

0%

Employment

1%

Not sustained

10%

After 16–18 study

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