Middle deemed secondary school in Redditch, Worcestershire
Birchensale Middle School
Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6HT
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 17 September 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
- 522
- Places
- 720
- How full
- 73% full — 522 of 720 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 264 / 258
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 19%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 37%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 23%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Redditch 003C, 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
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 33%
- Households owning their home
- 42%
- Households in social housing
- 44%
- Households with no car
- 31%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
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
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma James
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Batchley & Brockhill
- Constituency
- Redditch
- URN
- 146699
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 39.2 | 0.7 mi |
| St Bede's Catholic Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.2 mi |
| Walkwood Church of England Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.4 mi |
| Woodfield AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.5 mi |
| Church Hill Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 2.2 mi |
| St Augustine's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 47.3 | 2.3 mi |
| Ipsley CofE Middle SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | — | 2.5 mi |
| Arrow Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 38.8 | 2.5 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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