Birchensale Middle School

URN 146699·Middle deemed secondary·Academy converter·Bordesley Multi-academy Trust·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Inadequate — Quality of education, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,025.77

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+15.9%

of income

Key indicators

Inadequate — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 22.6%, sickness 11.1 days.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 5.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

13 September 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Inadequate
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)64.0%
Expected standard (writing)68.0%
Expected standard (maths)58.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.47.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

535

Capacity

600 (89%)

Free school meals

37.0%

English additional lang.

22.4%

Ethnicity

White British 67.3%Asian 16.0%Black 1.7%Mixed 6.7%Other 0.9%

Age range: 913

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

36.6

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

14.6

Mean salary

£39,613

Turnover

Vacancy rate

5.2%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

18.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 567 pupils