OFSTED
24 April 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
THE BLACK PEAR TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,005
1,005 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
483
48.1% of pupils
Male pupils
522
51.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
below England
School
16.6%
Bromsgrove
14.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.1 pts
below England
School
3.2%
Bromsgrove
3.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Bromsgrove
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.2%
826
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
32
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
26
White and Asian
2.6%
26
Any other White background
2.1%
21
Indian
2.1%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.0%
131 of
1,005 pupils
7.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.2
10.0 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.41 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.44%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.22 pts
higher than
England
School
7.44%
Bromsgrove
5.65%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.73 pts
higher than
England
School
20.55%
Bromsgrove
13.92%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.37 pts
higher than
England
School
3.17%
Bromsgrove
1.35%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.1%
0.7 pts
above England
Woodrush High School
93.1%
Bromsgrove
88.3%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.