Middle deemed secondary school in Redditch, Worcestershire
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Winyates Way, Redditch, B98 0UB
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 16 October 2024.
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
- 640
- Places
- 600
- How full
- Full — 640 pupils against 600 places
- Girls / boys
- 292 / 348
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 17%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 33%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 21%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Redditch 005D, 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
- 16%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 29%
- Households owning their home
- 32%
- Households in social housing
- 53%
- Households with no car
- 36%
- Adults economically inactive
- 41%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Principal: Angela Saul
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Winyates
- Constituency
- Redditch
- URN
- 139020
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 38.8 | 0.3 mi |
| Church Hill Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1.2 mi |
| Woodfield AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| St Bede's Catholic Middle SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Tudor Grange Academy RedditchAcademy converter | No grade | 29.8 | 1.4 mi |
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form CentreAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 39.2 | 1.8 mi |
| Studley High SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | 45.9 | 2.2 mi |
| Birchensale Middle SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 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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