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%
0.4 miles away
OpenMiddle deemed secondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 138208
Woodfield Academy
Academy converter · Redditch · B98 7HH
Ages 9–13 · 542 pupils · Worcestershire
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
32%
Overall absence
10.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-19
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- 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)32%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 100.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 98.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.7%
Unauthorised3.3%
- Authorised absence
- 6.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 593
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill90%
542 pupils · 600 places
- Pupils on roll
- 542
- Boys / girls
- 276 / 266
- School capacity
- 600
- Capacity fill
- 542 / 600 (90%)
- Free school meals
- 40.8%
- FSM pupils
- 221
- 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
- Governance
- Academy trust: BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Straw
Location
- Address
- Studley Road
- Postcode
- B98 7HH
- 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, 542 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 40.8%.
Nearby middle deemed secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Ipsley CofE Middle School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B98 0UB · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS268%
- Absence6.7%
- FSM33.0%
1.2 miles away
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
Birchensale Middle School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Middle deemed secondary
Redditch · B97 6HT · Worcestershire
Ages 9–13
- KS244%
- Absence7.8%
- FSM38.1%
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%
1.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Straw
- Telephone
- 01527527081