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Swanshurst School

Secondary · Birmingham · B13 0TW

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Outstanding

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 15 May 2024

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At a glance

1,928 pupils · 99% of 1,943 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–19
Gender
Girls
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
45.2% of pupils
English as additional language
30.8% of pupils
SEN support
17.7% of pupils
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.swanshurst.org
URN
151403

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

329 places offered · 312 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.9%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.4%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£4,844
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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