Biddulph High School

State-Funded School

biddulph-high-school-staffordshire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

StaffordshireLocal Authority

Staffordshire MoorlandsConstituency

ST8 7ARPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Biddulph High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 13–18, located in Staffordshire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 746 pupils. Biddulph High School is part of Potteries Educational Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.6

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

<1%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

746

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 13 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 746
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Potteries Educational Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 February 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Jun 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.