Table 3

Demographic characteristics* of schools

School typeStudents aged 5–15 yearsClasses per year groupStudents with English second language (%)Students with free school meals (%)Ethnicity
South Asian (%)White (%)Black (%)Other (%)
1Mixed comprehensive school1288792297948
2Girls only grammar school668423645351010
3Mixed comprehensive school798618548651413
4Boys only comprehensive school611526303547612
5Girls only comprehensive school63547848713197
6Boys only grammar school6225234285949
  • *Data available from Birmingham City Council, accessed 2009.