Birchensale Middle School

State-Funded School

birchensale-middle-school-worcestershire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WorcestershireLocal Authority

RedditchConstituency

B97 6HTPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Birchensale Middle School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 9–13, located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.

It currently serves 522 pupils. Birchensale Middle School is part of BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

18%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

522

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

38%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 9 – 13
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 522
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BORDESLEY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Oct 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
15 Nov 2023	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate
27 Mar 2014	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.