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The International School

URN
103518
Phase
Secondary
Status
Closed

School overview

School name
The International School
URN
103518
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Closed

School Compass Score

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School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Recommendations are not currently available.

Admissions strategy

Application strategy guidance is not currently available for this school.

Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

View full Crime & Safety analysis in Parent Report

Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2017/18.

Academic year

Academic year

2017/18

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

138

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

183

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

61

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.33×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
Application deadline
31 October 2026 (on-time deadline for secondary entry, September 2027)

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

B33 9UF - Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Gressel Lane, Tile Cross, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B33 9UF
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Offer rate

    33.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 34

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Tile Cross Academy0 mSecondaryOpen
    Leycroft Academy62 mNot applicableOpen
    Sir Wilfrid Martineau School160 mSecondaryClosed
    Centre for Accelerated Learning210 mNot applicableOpen
    Our Lady's Catholic Primary School366 mPrimaryOpen
    Our Lady's Catholic Primary School366 mPrimaryClosed
    The Shirestone Academy426 mPrimaryOpen
    Shirestone Community Primary School426 mPrimaryClosed
    Hallmoor School730 mNot applicableOpen
    Gossey Lane Academy773 mPrimaryOpen
    • Tile Cross Academy
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Leycroft Academy
      Distance
      62 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Sir Wilfrid Martineau School
      Distance
      160 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Centre for Accelerated Learning
      Distance
      210 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

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    • Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School
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    • Arena Academy
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    • Ark Boulton Academy
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    Distance
    366 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    366 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Shirestone Academy
    Distance
    426 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Shirestone Community Primary School
    Distance
    426 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hallmoor School
    Distance
    730 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Gossey Lane Academy
    Distance
    773 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Secondary
    Postcode
    B11 2QG
    Status
    Open