Swanshurst School is a secondary academy in Birmingham, United Kingdom with 1,928 pupils, part of West Midlands Academy Trust. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Learning Mentor (closes 20 November). Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas.
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Mike Dunn, Headteacher
Trust or group
West Midlands Academy Trust
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,928 pupils · 100% girls · 43.7% eligible for free school meals · 27.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
328 (17.0%) on SEN support · 15 (0.8%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Birmingham
Location
Birmingham, B13 0TW, United Kingdom
Telephone
01214642400
Visa sponsorship
Its academy trust holds a Home Office licence to sponsor Skilled Worker visas (rated A), as West Midlands Academy Trust. Register of licensed sponsors, 5 November 2026. A licence means the employer can sponsor; each advert says whether a post does.
Swanshurst is a large, outstanding school for girls aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career. Ofsted (May 2024) described our…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
53.3
55.3%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
124.2
15.5
–
1
£49,808
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.0%
3.0%
13.9%
1.7%
2024/25
6.5%
2.6%
16.7%
2.4%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
17 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 7 teaching, 10 support. Most often advertised: General Assistant (2), Senior Learning Mentor (2), Senior Lunchtime Supervisor (2). Last advertised October 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.