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Birmingham Metropolitan College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD+2024/25

Birmingham Metropolitan College is a further education in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Jennens Road, Birmingham, B4 7PS0121 446 4545bmet.ac.ukMs Pat Carvalho principal and chief executive officerAll details

Ofsted

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

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

2,694 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD+24.2 points per entry
A level progress-0.66Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better2%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished77%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students2,6942,6632,4832,3936,6057,049
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry24.2422.0724.4929.2721.4521.73
Average A level gradeD+D+D+CDD+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS23.9621.9324.4029.1330.4326.15
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects2%1%0%2%2%1%
A level progressA level value added-0.66-0.67-0.10-0.24
Applied general courses: points per entry26.8125.6026.8428.00
T levels: points per entry22.3321.3625.5225.56
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed77%80%82%83%83%89%

A level subjects

19 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology86Law60Sociology48Biology42Chemistry36Business Studies34Mathematics34English Literature27English Language23Media / Film / TV Studies19History17Government and Politics17Fine Art16Economics14Geography12Religious Studies12Film Studies11Physics9Logic / Philosophy5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology86 entries · 5% A* or A · 90% passed
16%England 46%
Law60 entries · 3% A* or A · 88% passed
13%England 40%
Sociology48 entries · 6% A* or A · 96% passed
33%England 49%
Biology42 entries · 2% A* or A · 91% passed
24%England 49%
Chemistry36 entries · 6% A* or A · 89% passed
17%England 53%
Business Studies34 entries · 0% A* or A · 88% passed
9%England 47%
Mathematics34 entries · 6% A* or A · 82% passed
18%England 60%
English Literature27 entries · 7% A* or A · 96% passed
30%England 52%
English Language23 entries · 0% A* or A · 96% passed
17%England 44%
Media / Film / TV Studies19 entries · 5% A* or A · 100% passed
16%England 46%
History17 entries · 12% A* or A · 100% passed
35%England 55%
Government and Politics17 entries · 0% A* or A · 88% passed
41%England 55%
Fine Art16 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
31%England 65%
Economics14 entries · 0% A* or A · 64% passed
14%England 57%
Geography12 entries · 33% A* or A · 92% passed
58%England 51%
Religious Studies12 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 50%
Film Studies11 entries · 9% A* or A · 100% passed
46%England 57%
Physics9 entries · 11% A* or A · 89% passed
11%England 51%
Logic / Philosophy5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 46%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

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 roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 2,218 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training67%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 58%, compared with 73% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training52%England 72%
Top-third universities5%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship6%England 6%
Higher technical course5%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 47% went on to degree-level study or training and 3% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training67%71%72%
Education38%39%41%
Apprenticeship6%5%8%2%
Work24%27%23%
Not in education, work or training26%23%23%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,47012 months to June 2026, mostly shoplifting
Local crime rate235 per 1,000 people158% 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
Birmingham Ormiston AcademyAcademy70 m1,016Good 202354Compare
Birmingham City UniversityHigher education institutions110 mNot inspectedCompare
Aston UniversityHigher education institutions400 mNot inspectedCompare
Aston University Engineering AcademyUniversity technical college670 m1,010Report card 202665Compare
Aston University Mathematics SchoolFree schools 16 to 19690 m64Not inspectedCompare
BOA Digital Technologies AcademyFree school730 m443No overall grade 20252Compare
South and City College BirminghamFurther education890 mNot inspectedCompare
St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy940 m211Good 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Birmingham Metropolitan College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Birmingham Metropolitan College yet.

How many pupils does Birmingham Metropolitan College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

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

Contact and details

Address
Jennens Road, Birmingham, B4 7PS
Telephone
0121 446 4545
Website
www.bmet.ac.uk
Principal and Chief Executive Officer
Ms Pat Carvalho
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward
Nechells
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130466 · LAESTAB 3308030 · UKPRN 10006442
Formerly
Stourbridge College, Matthew Boulton College of Further and Higher Education, North Birmingham College

Where these figures come from