Starbank School
Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, B10 9BT
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- STAR ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mr Gaetano Ferrante
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Star Academies
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,160
- Pupils on roll
- 2,161
- URN
- 147757
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Telephone
- 01214642638
About this school
Starbank School is an all-through academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 2,161 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Starbank School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 175 | 178 | 180 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 72% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 14% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 76% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 78% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.90 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 167 | 173 | 178 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.0 | 45.1 | 49.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 -0.30 to +0.15 | +0.45 +0.22 to +0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 49.1% | 62.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 64.7% | 73% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 78% | 91.9% | 89.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
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 Starbank 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,186 |
| 2023/24 | 2,223 |
| 2024/25 | 2,199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Starbank School compares
Starbank School ranked 26th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49 | 8.3% | 45% | 2,161 | — |
| Waverley School | 41.9 | 9.9% | 56.1% | 1,687 | 0.4 miles |
| Ark Victoria Academy | 48.4 | 5.6% | 65.3% | 1,519 | 0.8 miles |
| Washwood Heath Academy | 42.9 | 8.8% | 58.4% | 1,668 | 1.5 miles |
| Star King Solomon Academy | 34.1 | 12.5% | 62.1% | 354 | 2.5 miles |
| Bournville School | 36.5 | 11.3% | 64.1% | 660 | 5.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45%
- English as an additional language
- 66%
- Overall absence
- 8.27%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waverley School0.4 miles
All-through · Birmingham
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Ark Victoria Academy0.8 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Washwood Heath Academy1.5 miles
All-through · Birmingham
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Star King Solomon Academy2.5 miles
All-through · Birmingham
-
Bournville School5.9 miles
All-through · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Starbank School ranks 36th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham, and Starbank School ranks 20th of the 87 ranked secondary schools in Birmingham.
- Ark Kings Academy All-through
- Ark Victoria Academy All-through
- Bournville School All-through
- Star King Solomon Academy All-through
- Washwood Heath Academy All-through
- Waverley School All-through
- Adderley Nursery School Nursery
- Allens Croft Nursery School Nursery
- Bloomsbury Nursery School Nursery
- Bordesley Green East Nursery School Nursery
- Brearley Nursery School Nursery
- Castle Vale Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Starbank School teach?
- Starbank School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an all-through school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Starbank School?
- The headteacher of Starbank School is Mr Gaetano Ferrante, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Starbank School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Starbank 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 Starbank School?
- Starbank School has 2,161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Starbank School full?
- Starbank School has capacity for 2,160 pupils and 2,161 on roll (100%), 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 Starbank School a faith school?
- No. Starbank School has no designated religious character.
- Does Starbank School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Starbank School as having nursery classes.
- Is Starbank School part of an academy trust?
- Starbank School is part of STAR ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Starbank School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Starbank School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Starbank School ranked 26th of 85 secondary schools in Birmingham for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Starbank School's absence rate?
- Starbank School's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Starbank School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Starbank 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 2 July 2026.