Middle deemed secondary school in Birmingham, Worcestershire
Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, West Midlands, B48 7TA
Ofsted
Judged to have improved significantly, on 9 April 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 451
- Places
- 498
- How full
- 91% full — 451 of 498 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 214 / 237
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 6%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 8%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bromsgrove 009A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 42%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 81%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- Ages 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- AEQUALIS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: David Snell
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Alvechurch Village
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- URN
- 143507
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Ways SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.7 mi |
| Turves Green Boys' SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 37.3 | 3 mi |
| Birchensale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 3.2 mi |
| King Edward VI Northfield School for GirlsAcademy converter | No grade | 46 | 3.2 mi |
| Ark Kings AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 36.5 | 3.3 mi |
| Colmers School and Sixth Form CollegeFoundation school | No grade | 41.7 | 3.3 mi |
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 39.2 | 3.4 mi |
| Church Hill Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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