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Colmers School and Sixth Form College: data, trends and context

Colmers School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Birmingham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
103563
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Foundation school
Status
Open
Local authority
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Postcode
B45 9NY
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,139
FSM eligible
54.4%
EAL / First language other than English
12.1%
SEND (total)
24.5%
SEN Support
23.3%
EHCP
1.2%
White British
65.8%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
88.2%
Overall absence
11.8%
Persistent absence
35.1%
Severe absence
7.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
BirminghamLocal authority91.9%8.1%3.5%
West MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.4%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
69.3%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
13.7%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.59%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
41.7
English & maths grade 5+
30.8%
English & maths grade 4+
52.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Colmers School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Birmingham. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.