Birches Head Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Birches Head Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands.
The school is rated Inadequate by Ofsted. It currently serves 925 pupils. Birches Head Academy is part of FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Requires improvement
Behaviour &attitudes
Inadequate
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 31.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 17.1%
- EBacc average point score
- 2.62
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
51%Boys
49%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Most deprived
- Total pupils
- 925
- IDACI quintile
- 5 (Least deprived)
- MAT name
- FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2024 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Inadequate | Inadequate |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Requires improvement | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Requires improvement |
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.
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Nearby Secondary Schools
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St Peter's CofE Academy
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Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent · 2.5 mi
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · 2.7 mi
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy
Stoke-on-Trent · 2.7 mi
Endon High School
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