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Al-Burhan Grammar School

Independent · ages 11-16GirlsIndependent114 pupilsBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths82%England 46%
Places46 spare114 pupils, 160 places
Pupils on roll114Census January 2024

Al-Burhan Grammar School is an independent school in Birmingham for girls aged 11 to 16. It has 114 pupils and room for 160.

Spring Road Centre, 258 Spring Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3DW0121 440 5454alburhan.org.ukDr Mohammad Nasrullah headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

33 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score66.7
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths82%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths94%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 57.557.520182019: 76.976.920192022: 66.266.220222023: 62.962.920232024: 69.469.420242025: 66.766.72025
Since 2018: +9.2
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018BirminghamEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11332732351020
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 866.769.462.966.276.957.547.346.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths82%96%84%86%100%80%46%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths94%100%100%100%100%95%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score6.156.235.996.257.285.514.224.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry61%59%72%71%60%80%48%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 11 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Religious Studies100%grades 9 to 5, England 60%
English Language94%grades 9 to 5, England 54%
English Literature97%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
History90%grades 9 to 5, England 52%
What is taught hereOffers triple science, computer science.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
94%England 54%
Chemistry31 entries
90%England 81%
Biology31 entries
94%England 82%
100%England 60%
Physics31 entries
90%England 82%
Mathematics31 entries
90%England 53%
97%England 58%
History29 entries
90%England 52%
91%England 49%
81%England 56%
Art and Design13 entries
92%England 58%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
English Language3266%94%97%54%
Chemistry3145%90%97%81%
Biology3152%94%100%82%
Religious Studies3171%100%100%60%
Physics3136%90%94%82%
Mathematics3152%90%100%53%
English Literature3158%97%100%58%
History2969%90%93%52%
Other Modern Languages2374%91%100%49%
Computer Science1631%81%94%56%
Art and Design1339%92%100%58%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Birmingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll114Census January 2024
Places16071% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls0 / 114
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll114132126133151152
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m69312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate104 per 1,000 people14% higher than the England average
Typical house price£235,000Birmingham

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Yarnfield Primary SchoolAcademy140 m639Report card 202627Compare
Acocks Green Primary SchoolAcademy650 m484Good 202459Compare
Ninestiles, an AcademyAcademy690 m1,476Good 201951Compare
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic SchoolAcademy880 m1,152Report card 20269Compare
Yardleys SchoolAcademy880 m930Good 202367Compare
The Olive School, BirminghamFree school930 m631Not inspected98Compare
Al-Furqan Primary SchoolMuslim960 m629Good 202382Compare
Yorkmead Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy960 mGood 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Al-Burhan Grammar School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Al-Burhan Grammar School yet.

How good are Al-Burhan Grammar School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 82% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 66.7, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Al-Burhan Grammar School have?

114 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 160 places, so it is 71% full. It is a girls' school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Spring Road Centre, 258 Spring Road, Tyseley, Birmingham, B11 3DW
Telephone
0121 440 5454
Website
www.alburhan.org.uk
Headteacher
Dr Mohammad Nasrullah
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-16
Gender
Girls
Religious character
None
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward
Tyseley & Hay Mills
Constituency
Birmingham Yardley
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
11 December 2002 (new provision)
URN
134034 · LAESTAB 3306104 · UKPRN 10017178

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from