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Waverley School

URN
142219
Phase
All-through
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Waverley School
URN
142219
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

54 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

42

Inspection

75

Admissions Value

36

Destinations

58

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of all-through schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#5 of 5 schools in Birmingham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

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

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Waverley School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 2 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Waverley School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
10 November 2021
Inspection date
28 September 2021
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 10 November 2021

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 10 November 2021

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Secondary Transfer in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

117

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

995

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

117

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

8.5×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
School website
www.waverley.bham.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

77.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

88.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

67.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B9 5QA - Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Yardley Green Road, Bordesley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B9 5QA
Phone
1215666600
Website
www.waverley.bham.sch.uk
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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.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • 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.
  • Good

    Graded 10 November 2021

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 10 November 2021

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 10 November 2021

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 10 November 2021

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 10 November 2021

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    10 November 202128 September 2021Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 10 November 2021
    • Good

      Published
      10 November 2021
      Inspected
      28 September 2021
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    11.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 72

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    41.9

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    33.8%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    56.3%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    75.6%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    15.5%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Well below average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    14.9

    Value added

    Value added

    -0.95

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    0.0%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    90.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    1.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    1.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    4.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Waverley School0 mAll-throughClosed
    Heartlands Hospital School180 mNot applicableClosed
    Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham319 mSecondaryOpen
    Waverley Studio College351 mSecondaryOpen
    Starbank School605 mAll-throughClosed
    Starbank School605 mAll-throughOpen
    Alston Primary School667 mPrimaryOpen
    Alston Junior School667 mPrimaryClosed
    Alston Primary School667 mPrimaryClosed
    Alston Infant School667 mPrimaryClosed
    • Waverley School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      All-through
      Status
      Closed
    • Heartlands Hospital School
      Distance
      180 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham
      Distance
      319 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Waverley Studio College
      Distance
      351 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

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    Phase
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