Kings Heath Secondary School
Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0QPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Kings Heath Secondary School is a secondary school in Birmingham for ages 11 to 16. It is one of the 501 schools in Birmingham. It ranks 54th of 87 secondary schools in Birmingham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 8 March 2023, report published 8 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 March 2023
Pupils are happy and considerate at Kings Heath Boys school. They value their schooling and take care to be polite and well behaved. Consequently, disruption in lessons is rare. Pupils perform well and live up to their teachers' high expectations. Pupils, especially the disadvantaged, are confident learners who like to study new material and attempt difficult tasks. They make good progress. Most staff support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to learn well. On occasion, a few of these pupils do not have work that is suitably adapted to their needs. Pupils feel safe and say that staff deal with any bullying straightaway. Sometimes, a few pupils may be unkind. Parents are confident that staff will work with them to try to resolve these difficulties. Pupils like how staff care for their welfare when they need help. Staff listen hard to what pupils say in order to understand their perspective. Pupils respond well because staff fully consider their feelings. Recently, the school won an award for their trauma-informed work with pupils' emotional well- being. Pupils can do exciting activities after school, including learning drumming and photography. Others can visit the local Royal Air Force base, food production sites and European cities.
What the school should improve
- Leaders have not checked that all learning activities are sufficiently well adapted for pupils with specific needs. As a consequence, on some occasions a few pupils with SEND find it difficult to complete a task, and this hampers their progress. Leaders should check that all teachers adapt learning activities to fully meet the needs of pupils with SEND.
- In a small number of subjects, leaders have not insisted that teachers deliver every aspect of the key stage 3 national curriculum. Subsequently, this limits the breadth of experiences available to pupils. Leaders must ensure that teachers deliver the full specification in these national curriculum subjects.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
131 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
794 pupils on roll, with places for 806
Schools near Kings Heath Secondary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelers Lane Technology College | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 48.4 |
| Swanshurst School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic College | 0.8 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 48.4 |
| Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 75.7 |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Deeks
- Phone
- 01214644454
- Address
- Chamberlain Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0QP
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- URN
- 103486
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.