- The school was founded in 1876 and has occupied its present site since the 1960s. Its motto is Fideliter, fortiter, feliciter (“Faithfully, bravely, successfully”).
- The five houses are named after saints: Andrew, David, George, Patrick and Francis.
- In 2022 the school launched “Cognito” lessons for Years 7 and 8, designed to help “pupils do what AI can’t” by nurturing the key creative-thinking skills of analytical ability, communication, open-mindedness, organisation and problem solving.
- The 14-acre site includes a heated indoor swimming pool, a gym and fitness suite, floodlit all-weather facilities for hockey, netball and tennis, an athletics track, a cricket square, and playing fields, as well as a school allotment.
- Former pupils include the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who moved to Birmingham after surviving an assassination attempt in her native Pakistan.
Results
A-level 2024 rank: 247=

Grade
%
A*
8.8
A
29.8
B
29.3
A*/A
38.7
A*-B
68
GCSE 2024 rank: 115

Grade
%
A*/9/8
50.4
A/7
21.6
A*/A/9/8/7
72