Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2NH
1,455 pupils · 107% of 1,360 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- BISHOP VESEY'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 77.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 97.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 97.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 93.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.61 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 190 | 306 | 1,059 | 190 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 187 | 338 | 1,126 | 187 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 189 | 340 | 1,181 | 189 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 188 | 293 | 1,077 | 188 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 190 | 292 | 1,042 | 190 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 187 | 233 | 958 | 187 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 186 | 267 | 1,032 | 186 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 153 | 263 | 1,131 | 153 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Plantsbrook School 1.2 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Fairfax 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Royal Sutton School 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Arthur Terry School 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Bishop Walsh Catholic School 2.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.