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Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College

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

Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College is a further education in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Belgrave Road, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 9FF0121 446 2223jcc.ac.ukMr Tony Day principalAll details

Ofsted

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

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,227 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC+32.4 points per entry
A level progress+0.37Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better15%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished92%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,2271,2451,3141,2642,2732,148
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry32.3631.4533.3136.7630.4630.13
Average A level gradeC+CC+B-CC
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS37.1835.9735.0036.9029.1427.31
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects15%14%12%15%5%4%
A level progressA level value added+0.37+0.38+0.13+0.20
Applied general courses: points per entry34.0033.0232.7731.92
T levels: points per entry35.1237.1438.9939.12
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed92%94%94%96%92%97%

A level subjects

22 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.

Strongest A levels

Law72%A* to B, England 40% · 58 entries
Business Studies76%A* to B, England 47% · 72 entries
English Language and Literature70%A* to B, England 47% · 10 entries
Religious Studies64%A* to B, England 50% · 67 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology132Chemistry126Biology116Mathematics82Business Studies72Religious Studies67Law58Sociology53English Literature41Physics33History29Computer Science24English Language22Government and Politics15Fine Art14English Language and Literature10Graphics9Photography7Mathematics (Further)5Geography5Urdu5Arabic5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology132 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
57%England 46%
Chemistry126 entries · 18% A* or A · 98% passed
55%England 53%
Biology116 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
53%England 49%
Mathematics82 entries · 31% A* or A · 100% passed
61%England 60%
Business Studies72 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
76%England 47%
Religious Studies67 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 50%
Law58 entries · 31% A* or A · 100% passed
72%England 40%
Sociology53 entries · 4% A* or A · 100% passed
53%England 49%
English Literature41 entries · 5% A* or A · 100% passed
49%England 52%
Physics33 entries · 27% A* or A · 100% passed
61%England 51%
History29 entries · 7% A* or A · 100% passed
48%England 55%
Computer Science24 entries · 13% A* or A · 88% passed
33%England 46%
English Language22 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
18%England 44%
Government and Politics15 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
33%England 55%
Fine Art14 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed
79%England 65%
English Language and Literature10 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
70%England 47%
Graphics9 entries · 56% A* or A · 100% passed
89%England 65%
Photography7 entries · 71% A* or A · 100% passed
100%England 58%
Mathematics (Further)5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 76%
Geography5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 51%
Urdu5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 0%
Arabic5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 34%

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 1,184 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training81%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 79%, compared with 83% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training78%England 72%
Top-third universities23%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship3%England 6%
Higher technical course1%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 76% went on to degree-level study or training and 20% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training81%80%85%
Education66%64%73%
Apprenticeship3%3%3%1%
Work12%13%10%
Not in education, work or training13%15%11%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m81012 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate113 per 1,000 people24% 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
Heritage AcademyIndependent200 m58Not inspectedCompare
Heath Mount Primary SchoolAcademy340 m290Report card 202641Compare
Lift Percy ShurmerAcademy440 m459Outstanding 202398Compare
Redstone Academy for GirlsIndependent (grammar)460 m100Not inspectedCompare
Redstone Academy for BoysIndependent460 m114Not inspectedCompare
Futures Matter - NorthwoodIndependent510 mNot inspectedCompare
Ark St Alban's AcademyAcademy540 m797Good 202474Compare
Calthorpe AcademyAcademy610 m461Good 2023Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College a good school?

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How many pupils does Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form 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
Belgrave Road, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 9FF
Telephone
0121 446 2223
Website
www.jcc.ac.uk
Principal
Mr Tony Day
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward
Balsall Heath West
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130468 · LAESTAB 3308600 · UKPRN 10003511

Where these figures come from