Plantsbrook School
About the school
Plantsbrook 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
- 26 February 2025
- Published
- 25 March 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 51.8
- 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
- 59.70%
- Birmingham
- 45.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.70%
- Birmingham
- 64.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 71.70%
- Birmingham
- 47.60%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.92
- Birmingham
- 4.15
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.07
AAB or better
- School
- 9.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1570
Girls
49.11%
Boys
50.89%
SEN support
13.57%
Education, health and care plan
2.99%
English as an additional language
8.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.43%
Overall absence
6.96
Persistent absence
19.84
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
222
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
159
Sustained education or employment
84%
Higher education
51%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
24%