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Birchfield Independent Girls' School

Independent · ages 11-17GirlsIndependent101 pupilsSixth formBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths22%England 47%
Places51 spare101 pupils, 152 places
Average A level gradeC-2024/25
Pupils on roll101Census January 2024

Birchfield Independent Girls' School is an independent school in Birmingham for girls aged 11 to 17. It has 101 pupils and room for 152.

30 Beacon Hill, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6JU0121 327 7707bigs.bham.sch.ukMrs Rehana Mogra headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2024

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

Average GCSE score35.1
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths22%
England 47%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths44%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2017 to 2024
2017: 44.744.720172018: 46.846.820182019: 45.845.820192022: 43.143.120222023: 50.950.920232024: 35.135.12024
Since 2017: -9.6
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202420232022201920182017BirminghamEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11462133162324
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 835.150.943.145.846.844.747.446.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths22%62%58%38%48%38%48%47%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths44%71%64%63%61%63%66%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score3.184.513.734.284.294.214.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry44%90%67%81%83%92%46%41%

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

8 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC-25.0 points per entry
A level progress-1.75Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure2025202320222019
Students8421
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry25.00
Average A level gradeC-
A level progressA level value added-1.75

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2024

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
16.737.9
Gap 21.2England 3.5
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

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 roll101Census January 2024
Places15266% 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 / 101
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll101125129123112106
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support1%2%2%5%26%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m84812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate123 per 1,000 people35% 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
Titan St Georges AcademyFree schools alternative provision230 m12Good 2024Compare
Prince Albert Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy360 m740No overall grade 202595Compare
Mansfield Green E-ACT AcademyAcademy360 m377Outstanding 202436Compare
Birchfield Primary SchoolAcademy560 m605Good 202276Compare
King Edward VI Aston SchoolAcademy (grammar)590 m1,023Outstanding 202294Compare
Birmingham Independent CollegeIndependent610 m12Not inspectedCompare
Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolAcademy660 m173Report card 202649Compare
Broadway AcademyAcademy680 m1,222Good 202244Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Birchfield Independent Girls' School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Birchfield Independent Girls' School yet.

How good are Birchfield Independent Girls' School's GCSE results?

In summer 2024, 22% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 47%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 35.1, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Birchfield Independent Girls' School have?

101 pupils aged 11 to 17 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 152 places, so it is 66% full. It is a girls' school.

Does Birchfield Independent Girls' School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C-.

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

Contact and details

Address
30 Beacon Hill, Aston, Birmingham, B6 6JU
Telephone
0121 327 7707
Website
www.bigs.bham.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Rehana Mogra
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 11-17, with sixth form
Gender
Girls
Religious character
None
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward
Aston
Constituency
Birmingham Perry Barr
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
31 October 1990
URN
103591 · LAESTAB 3306083 · UKPRN 10014832

Where these figures come from