SCHOOL PROFILE

Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School

Middle deemed secondary Voluntary controlled school URN 124453
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 351 Published school capacity
Capacity used 42.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 9 – 13 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

28 June 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Middle deemed secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 150 150 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 76 50.7% of pupils
Male pupils 74 49.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.3%
4.5 pts above England
School 29.3%
South Staffordshire 16.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.0%
18.3 pts below England
School 2.0%
South Staffordshire 2.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.0%
1.0 pts above England
School 2.0%
South Staffordshire 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
78.7%
118
White and Black Caribbean
6.0%
9
Any other Mixed background
5.3%
8
African
2.0%
3
White and Asian
2.0%
3
Any other White background
1.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 31.3% 47 of 150 pupils
10.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 31.3%
South Staffordshire 18.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.7% 34 pupils
England 14.8% 7.9 pts above
EHC plans 8.7% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 2.6 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Social, emotional & mental health 8
No specialist assessment yet 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
South Staffordshire 63.2%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

69.0%

4.8 pts below England

School 69.0%
South Staffordshire 75.2%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
South Staffordshire 72.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
South Staffordshire 75.0%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.59 pts higher than England
School 6.80%
South Staffordshire 5.55%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.99%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.17 pts higher than England
School 17.99%
South Staffordshire 13.09%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.44%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.36 pts lower than England
School 1.44%
South Staffordshire 1.49%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open middle deemed secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

42.7% 47.0 pts below England
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School
42.7%
South Staffordshire
86.8%
West Midlands
89.8%
England
89.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information