Waverley School, Birmingham

Waverley School
Type Academy
Location Yardley Green Road
Small Heath
Birmingham

West Midlands
B13 0TW
England
Coordinates: 52°29′25″N 1°49′09″W / 52.4903°N 1.8193°W / 52.4903; -1.8193
Local authority Birmingham
DfE number 330/4009
DfE URN 142219 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 786
Gender Mixed
Ages 4–19
Website www.waverley.bham.sch.uk

Waverley School is a mixed all-through school located in Small Heath, Birmingham, England.

History

The co-educational Waverley Grammar School was situated between Byron Road and Waverley Road, now next to the A45 - Muntz St (B4145) roundabout, and next to Small Heath Park. This school is now Small Heath School, Birmingham. Academic performance

In 2006, Waverley was recognized as one of the most improved schools at GCSE level in England.

Recently, on 28–29 April 2010 Waverley School was inspected my Her Majesty's inspectors and four additional inspectors. They observed 34 lessons and 38 teachers, four form periods and an assembly. After they had gathered up their notes and came to a decision, Waverley School was officially labelled as an Outstanding school. It is one of the 8 secondary schools in the UK to be labelled as Outstanding by Ofsted.

The school has expanded in recent years to become an all-through school for primary, secondary and sixth form education.

Admissions

Waverley is a boys and girls school for pupils age 4 - 19.[1]

It is situated just south of Bordesley Green's Heartlands Hospital, between Hob Moor Road and Kingscliff Road.

References

  1. "Waverley School". BBC News. January 15, 2004. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
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