St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B98 7HA · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS272%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM17.2%
1.2 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 146699
Birchensale Middle School
Academy converter · Redditch · B97 6HT
Ages 9–13 · 522 pupils · Worcestershire
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
44%
Overall absence
7.8%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-09-17
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 100.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.7%
Unauthorised2.2%
- Authorised absence
- 5.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 594
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill73%
522 pupils · 720 places
- Pupils on roll
- 522
- Boys / girls
- 258 / 264
- School capacity
- 720
- Capacity fill
- 522 / 720 (73%)
- Free school meals
- 38.1%
- FSM pupils
- 199
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 9–13
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma James
Location
- Address
- Bridley Moor Road
- Postcode
- B97 6HT
- Town
- Redditch
- County
- Worcestershire
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- District
- Redditch
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Redditch, Worcestershire, 522 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 38.1%.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B97 5AQ · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS247%
- Absence6.7%
- FSM19.8%
1.4 miles away
Woodfield Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B98 7HH · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS232%
- Absence10.2%
- FSM40.8%
1.5 miles away
Church Hill Middle School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B98 9LR · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS256%
- Absence10.4%
- FSM36.1%
2.2 miles away
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B98 0UB · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS268%
- Absence6.7%
- FSM33.0%
2.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma James
- Telephone
- 0152768430