Secondary
Birchensale Middle School
Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, B97 6HT
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 522 of 720 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Trust
- BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 35.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 56.5
- Pupils per adult
- 10.3
- Pupils
- 582
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected September 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2023
Previous framework
Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationInadequate
GCSE results
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 101 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 47% |
| Working at a higher standard | 9% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 44% |
| 24/25 | 47% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 99.0 |
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 101.0 |
Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, B97 6HT
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Worcestershire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Emma James
- Address
- Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, B97 6HT
- Telephone
- 0152768430