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EnglandWest MidlandsRedditchB97 6HTBirchensale Middle School
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Birchensale Middle School

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Redditch · Redditch · B97 6HT http://www.birchensale.worcs.sch.uk

Pupils
535
cap. 720
Ages
9 - 13
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
535
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
535
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Inadequate

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWorcestershire
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birchensale Middle School · All-through · Worcestershire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
47%
+3pp
47%42%36%
'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
9%
+6pp
9%5%1%
'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
64%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
535
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, B97 6HT
Local authority
Worcestershire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2547%9%64%22%68%17%58%17%64%61%103.0101.0101.025%535
2023/2444%3%60%20%56%8%57%11%73%61%101.0100.0103.025%582
2022/2336%1%52%13%49%1%56%6%66%55%101.099.0101.0-3.90-4.60-4.5024%594

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2553515.925%22%37%7%19%
2023/2458219.025%20%39%8%24%
2022/2359422.024%18%39%9%31%
2021/2260418.423%17%39%8%25%
2020/2160219.722%22%38%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.