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Turves Green Boys' School

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Established
  
1939

Chair
  
Dr Stuart Hosfield

Phone
  
+44 121 483 2890

Founded
  
1939

Headteacher
  
Mr S Franks

DfE URN
  
103500 Tables

Number of students
  
648

Local authority
  
Birmingham

Type
  
Comprehensive community school

Location
  
Turves Green Birmingham West Midlands B31 4BS England

Address
  
Turves Green, Birmingham B31 4BS, UK

Motto
  
Striving for excellence today in the citizens of tomorrow

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. Approximately one fifth of pupils are on the special needs register. The 2007 OFSTED inspection noted that a very small proportion of pupils were of ethnic minorities. In 1994, 5% of the pupils in the school were of an ethnic minority.

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

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