Birchensale Middle School
Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, B97 6HT
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma James
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 522
- URN
- 146699
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0152768430
About this school
Birchensale Middle School is a middle academy in Redditch. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 522 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Birchensale Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 154 | 131 | 148 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 44% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 60% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 57% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 61% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Birchensale Middle 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 | 36% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 594 |
| 2023/24 | 582 |
| 2024/25 | 535 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birchensale Middle School compares
Birchensale Middle School ranked 109th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 6.5% | 37.4% | 522 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Middle School | 63% | 5.2% | 18.4% | 646 | 1.2 miles |
| Walkwood Church of England Middle School | 57% | 6.8% | 19.2% | 627 | 1.4 miles |
| Woodfield Academy | 27% | 8.4% | 42.5% | 542 | 1.5 miles |
| Church Hill Middle School | 60% | 9.3% | 38% | 388 | 2.2 miles |
| Ipsley CofE Middle School | 59% | 6.7% | 33.1% | 640 | 2.5 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)
- 37.38%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.52%
- Persistent absence
- 18.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Middle School1.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Redditch
-
Walkwood Church of England Middle School1.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Redditch
-
Woodfield Academy1.5 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Redditch
-
Church Hill Middle School2.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Redditch
-
Ipsley CofE Middle School2.5 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Redditch
Other schools in Redditch
Birchensale Middle School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redditch.
- Church Hill Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Ipsley CofE Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- St Bede's Catholic Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Walkwood Church of England Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Woodfield Academy Middle deemed secondary
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Astwood Bank Primary School Primary
- Batchley First and Nursery School Primary
- Beoley First School Primary
- Crabbs Cross Academy Primary
- Feckenham CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Birchensale Middle School teach?
- Birchensale Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Redditch.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchensale Middle School?
- The headteacher of Birchensale Middle School is Mrs Emma James, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Birchensale Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchensale Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Birchensale Middle School?
- Birchensale Middle School has 522 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Birchensale Middle School full?
- Birchensale Middle School has capacity for 720 pupils and 522 on roll (73%), so it has space against 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 Birchensale Middle School a faith school?
- No. Birchensale Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Birchensale Middle School part of an academy trust?
- Birchensale Middle School is part of BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Birchensale Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birchensale Middle School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Birchensale Middle School ranked 109th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birchensale Middle School's absence rate?
- Birchensale Middle School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birchensale Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birchensale Middle 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 10 July 2026.