SCHOOL PROFILE

Church Hill Middle School

Middle deemed secondary Academy converter URN 142543
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 435 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 9 – 13 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Middle deemed secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 388 388 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 182 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 206 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

36.1%
11.3 pts above England
School 36.1%
Redditch 24.2%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

12.1%
8.2 pts below England
School 12.1%
Redditch 18.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Redditch 0.1%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.9%
314
Any other White background
11.3%
44
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
13
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
6
African
1.3%
5
Chinese
0.5%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.6% 115 of 388 pupils
8.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.6%
Redditch 24.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.5% 95 pupils
England 14.8% 9.7 pts above
EHC plans 5.2% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 32
Speech, language & communication 30
Moderate learning difficulty 16
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Specific learning difficulty 9
Other difficulty or disability 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Redditch 47.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Redditch 60.5%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

66.0%

4.3 pts below England

School 66.0%
Redditch 57.3%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Redditch 56.5%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

9.31%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.10 pts higher than England
School 9.31%
Redditch 7.63%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

24.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.75 pts higher than England
School 24.57%
Redditch 17.92%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

5.39%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

3.58 pts higher than England
School 5.39%
Redditch 3.37%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open middle deemed secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.2% 0.6 pts below England
Church Hill Middle School
89.2%
Redditch
92.8%
West Midlands
89.8%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information