Established in 1910, it is located in Selly Oak Road in Kings Norton within the formal district of Northfield, a suburb of the city of Birmingham, England.

The 6th form operates separately as a co-ed and allows boys to attend Kings Norton Girls' School at A level.

Pupils follow a broad curriculum that includes National Curriculum core subjects, GCSE and A-Level.

The school offers courses in: The school is involved in a range of partnerships with other schools and colleges locally and internationally, and was designated a Specialist Language College in 2001.

[1] It became a Leading Edge School in 2003, and gained a second specialism in Sport in 2006.