North Bromsgrove High School
School Drive, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by North Bromsgrove High School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Gibson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,041
- Pupils on roll
- 1,006
- URN
- 116928
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
About this school
North Bromsgrove High School was a community secondary school in Bromsgrove. It taught children aged 13 to 18 and had 1,006 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
North Bromsgrove High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 260 | 263 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.7 | 40.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 -0.39 to -0.04 | -0.47 -0.64 to -0.29 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 35% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% | 57.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 37% | 34.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Trends over time
How North Bromsgrove High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.7 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
How North Bromsgrove High School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.2% | 20% | 1,006 | — |
| North Bromsgrove High School | 45.8 | 9.5% | 20.5% | 1,140 | 0.1 miles |
| South Bromsgrove High | 46.1 | 9.8% | 14.4% | 1,317 | 0.9 miles |
| Waseley Hills High School | 40.5 | 11.3% | 30.7% | 782 | 3.9 miles |
| Colmers School and Sixth Form College | 41.7 | 11.8% | 54.1% | 1,139 | 4.6 miles |
| King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy | 41.4 | 9.9% | 69.3% | 423 | 4.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Bromsgrove High School0.1 miles
Secondary · Bromsgrove
-
South Bromsgrove High0.9 miles
Secondary · Bromsgrove
-
Waseley Hills High School3.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Colmers School and Sixth Form College4.6 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Bromsgrove
- North Bromsgrove High School Secondary
- South Bromsgrove High Secondary
- Blackwell First School Primary
- Catshill First School Primary
- Charford First School Primary
- Dodford First School Primary
- Fairfield First School Primary
- Finstall First School Primary
- Hanbury CofE First School Primary
- Lickey End First School Primary
- Meadows First School Primary
- Millfields First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does North Bromsgrove High School teach?
- North Bromsgrove High School taught children aged 13 to 18. It was a secondary school in Bromsgrove.
- Has North Bromsgrove High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected North Bromsgrove High School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at North Bromsgrove High School?
- North Bromsgrove High School had 1,006 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- How have North Bromsgrove High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.7 in 2022/23 and 40.6 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are North Bromsgrove High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Bromsgrove High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 November 2023.