Turves Green Boys' School

Turves Green Boys' School
Motto Striving for excellence today in the citizens of tomorrow
Established 1939
Type Comprehensive community school
Religion Secular
Headteacher Mr A.Quinn
Chair Dr Stuart Hosfield
Location Turves Green
Birmingham
West Midlands
B31 4BS
England Coordinates: 52°23′52″N 1°58′15″W / 52.3977°N 1.9708°W
Local authority Birmingham
DfE URN 103500 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 648
Gender Boys
Ages 11–16
Houses Longbridge, Cofton, Hawkesley & Groveley
Colours Black & White
Website Turves Green Boys' Technology and Humanities College

Turves Green Boys' Technology and Humanities College is a secondary school in the Northfield area of Birmingham, England. It is approximately 70 years old. The school is an all-boys school with Technology College and Humanities College status. It received Technology College status in 1995.[1] Approximately one fifth of pupils are on the special needs register.[1] The 2007 OFSTED inspection noted that a very small proportion of pupils were of ethnic minorities.[1] In 1994, 5% of the pupils in the school were of an ethnic minority.[2]

The 1960s chart topping band The Rockin' Berries first formed while several members were pupils at Turves Green Boys School.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Section 5 inspection report for Turves Green Boys' Technology College". OFSTED. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  2. ↑ Blackledge, Adrian (1994). Teaching Bilingual Children. Trentham. p. 63. ISBN 1-85856-014-4.

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