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Sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield

All 6 sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield.

6 schools in Royal Sutton Coldfield

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  1. Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

    Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms average.

    306 first choices, 190 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8

    Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 10Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms about 11
    Pupils
    1,455
    View school Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
  2. Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

    Sutton Coldfield, B73 5PT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Girls
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms average, low absence.

    320 first choices, 179 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 8

    Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 8Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms about 11
    Pupils
    1,236
    View school Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
  3. Bishop Walsh Catholic School

    Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms average.

    177 first choices, 169 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 12Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms about 11
    Pupils
    1,076
    View school Bishop Walsh Catholic School
  4. The Arthur Terry School

    Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms average.

    298 first choices, 279 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms about 11
    Pupils
    1,758
    View school The Arthur Terry School
  5. Plantsbrook School

    Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms average, high absence.

    273 first choices, 270 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 13Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms about 11
    Pupils
    1,574
    View school Plantsbrook School
  6. Fairfax

    Sutton Coldfield, B75 7JT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms average, high absence.

    238 first choices, 263 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms Grade 6England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 14Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms about 11
    Pupils
    1,581
    View school Fairfax
The big picture

How Royal Sutton Coldfield's sixth forms spread out

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GCSE score (Attainment 8)

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Royal Sutton Coldfield 59.3England 46.2Fairfax: 48.5Plantsbrook School: 49.1The Arthur Terry School: 52.6Bishop Walsh Catholic School: 54.8Bishop Vesey's Grammar School: 79.5Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls: 80.5020406080
Sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Royal Sutton Coldfield average 5.9%Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls: 4.2%Bishop Vesey's Grammar School: 5.1%The Arthur Terry School: 5.8%Bishop Walsh Catholic School: 6.2%Plantsbrook School: 7%Fairfax: 7.2%0%4%8%12%16%
Sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield

Ofsted grades in Royal Sutton Coldfield

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 6
  • Good: 5 of 6
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 6
  • Inadequate: 0 of 6
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Royal Sutton Coldfield

  1. Some are faith schools.

    1 of the 6 sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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About these schools

Sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield, explained

There are 6 sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield, teaching 8,680 children. 0 are run by the council and 6 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 59.3 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

15.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,521 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 16.4% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
There are 6 sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield on Eduscope are Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls and Bishop Walsh Catholic School. We rank each state school against schools teaching the same ages across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding sixth forms are in Royal Sutton Coldfield?
Royal Sutton Coldfield has 1 sixth forms rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 5 are rated Good, meaning 100% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools teaching the same ages across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Royal Sutton Coldfield sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Royal Sutton Coldfield is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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