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.
- 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
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%