South Bromsgrove High
Charford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 3NL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH BROMSGROVE HIGH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,294
- Pupils on roll
- 1,317
- URN
- 140292
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527831783
About this school
South Bromsgrove High is a secondary academy in Bromsgrove. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 1,317 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 324 | 324 | 327 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.0 | 48.7 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 -0.25 to +0.06 | -0.15 -0.30 to +0.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 53.4% | 45.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 77.2% | 69.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 66% | 63.6% | 58.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How South Bromsgrove High 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 | 49 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.7 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,334 |
| 2023/24 | 1,344 |
| 2024/25 | 1,355 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Bromsgrove High compares
South Bromsgrove High ranked 12th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 9.8% | 14.4% | 1,317 | — |
| North Bromsgrove High School | 45.8 | 9.5% | 20.5% | 1,140 | 1.0 miles |
| Waseley Hills High School | 40.5 | 11.3% | 30.7% | 782 | 4.8 miles |
| Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre | 39.2 | 9.2% | 28.8% | 958 | 5.5 miles |
| Colmers School and Sixth Form College | 41.7 | 11.8% | 54.1% | 1,139 | 5.5 miles |
| King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy | 41.4 | 9.9% | 69.3% | 423 | 5.8 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.36%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.78%
- Persistent absence
- 28.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Bromsgrove High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Bromsgrove
-
Waseley Hills High School4.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre5.5 miles
Secondary · Redditch
-
Colmers School and Sixth Form College5.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy5.8 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
Other schools in Bromsgrove
- North Bromsgrove High School 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
- St Peter's Catholic First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does South Bromsgrove High teach?
- South Bromsgrove High teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bromsgrove.
- Who is the headteacher of South Bromsgrove High?
- The headteacher of South Bromsgrove High is Mr Chris Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Bromsgrove High last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Bromsgrove High, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is South Bromsgrove High?
- South Bromsgrove High has 1,317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is South Bromsgrove High full?
- South Bromsgrove High has capacity for 1,294 pupils and 1,317 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is South Bromsgrove High a faith school?
- No. South Bromsgrove High has no designated religious character.
- Is South Bromsgrove High a selective school?
- No. South Bromsgrove High is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs South Bromsgrove High?
- South Bromsgrove High is part of SOUTH BROMSGROVE HIGH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does South Bromsgrove High have?
- The schools register lists South Bromsgrove High's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have South Bromsgrove High's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Bromsgrove High rank locally?
- South Bromsgrove High ranked 12th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Bromsgrove High's absence rate?
- South Bromsgrove High's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Bromsgrove High's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Bromsgrove High'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 1 July 2026.