OFSTED
17 September 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
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
BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
522
522 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
264
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
258
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.3 pts
above England
School
38.1%
Redditch
24.2%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.9 pts
above England
School
26.2%
Redditch
18.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
63.8%
333
Pakistani
13.6%
71
Any other White background
6.3%
33
White and Black Caribbean
4.4%
23
White and Asian
2.1%
11
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.1%
136 of
522 pupils
5.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
47.0%
13.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Redditch
60.5%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Redditch
57.3%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
58.0%
Maths
14.0 pts below England
School
58.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.31 pts
higher than
England
School
6.52%
Redditch
7.63%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.70 pts
higher than
England
School
18.52%
Redditch
17.92%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.82%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.02 pts
higher than
England
School
2.82%
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
72.5%
17.3 pts
below England
Birchensale Middle School
72.5%
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.