Birchensale Middle School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B97 6HT · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS244%
- Absence7.8%
- FSM38.1%
1.4 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 139185
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Academy converter · Redditch · B97 5AQ
Ages 9–13 · 627 pupils · Worcestershire
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
47%
Overall absence
6.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-09-14
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)47%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.2%
Unauthorised1.3%
- Authorised absence
- 5.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 681
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill89%
627 pupils · 708 places
- Pupils on roll
- 627
- Boys / girls
- 314 / 313
- School capacity
- 708
- Capacity fill
- 627 / 708 (89%)
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
- FSM pupils
- 124
- 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
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: WALKWOOD ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- WALKWOOD ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Lowe
Location
- Address
- Feckenham Road, Headless Cross
- Postcode
- B97 5AQ
- Town
- Redditch
- County
- Worcestershire
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- District
- Redditch
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
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, 627 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 19.8%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Worcester.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Woodfield Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B98 7HH · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS232%
- Absence10.2%
- FSM40.8%
1.4 miles away
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%
1.5 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%
2.6 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%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Lowe
- Telephone
- 01527543361