OFSTED
17 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
THE SPIRE CHURCH OF ENGLAND LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
658
658 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
323
49.1% of pupils
Male pupils
335
50.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.3 pts
above England
School
25.1%
Bromsgrove
14.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.7 pts
below England
School
4.6%
Bromsgrove
3.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bromsgrove
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.7%
551
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
13
White and Asian
1.8%
12
Any other Asian background
1.7%
11
Any other White background
1.7%
11
Indian
1.7%
11
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
21.3%
140 of
658 pupils
0.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
75.0%
14.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Bromsgrove
76.9%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Writing
9.7 pts above England
School
80.0%
Bromsgrove
75.3%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
95.0%
Maths
23.0 pts above England
School
95.0%
Bromsgrove
77.3%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.30 pts
higher than
England
School
6.52%
Bromsgrove
5.65%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.59%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.78 pts
higher than
England
School
16.59%
Bromsgrove
13.92%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.49 pts
lower than
England
School
1.31%
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 middle deemed secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
109.7%
19.9 pts
above England
St John's Church of England Middle School Academy
109.7%
Bromsgrove
92.8%
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.