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Birches Head Academy

Secondary Academy school in Stoke-on-Trent ST2 8DD

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  • School Reference Number: 148220
  • Address: Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST2 8DD
  • Headteacher: Mr Paul Masher
  • Telephone: 01782 233595
  • Website: bircheshead.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Frank Field Education Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,050
  • Local Education Authority: Stoke-on-Trent
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: December 2020* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 03/10/2023

Rating published on 10/04/2024

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate

Quality of education: Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate

Personal development: Requires Improvement

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Requires Improvement

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
3 October 2023 11 April 2024 School inspection Inadequate
9 December 2020 9 December 2020 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number148220
Local Authority Code861
Local Authority NameStoke-on-Trent
Establishment Number4046
School / College NameBirches Head Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-12-2020
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,050
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,045
Number of Boys556
Number of Girls489
Percentage Free School Meals39.20
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code17148
Academy trust or TrustFRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorFrank Field Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10087075
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetBirches Head Road
LocalityHanley
Address3
TownStoke-on-Trent
County (name)Staffordshire
PostcodeST2 8DD
Websitehttp://www.bircheshead.org.uk
Telephone01782233595
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first namePaul
Headteacher/Principal last nameMasher
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provisionNot applicable
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeF
Government Office RegionWest Midlands
District CodeE06000021
DistrictStoke-on-Trent
Ward CodeE05014559
WardBirches Head & Northwood
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001520
Parliamentary ConstituencyStoke-on-Trent Central
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000021
Easting389920
Northing349170
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Stoke-on-Trent 010
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Stoke-on-Trent 010D
Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code934
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Staffordshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN3455113988
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002960
LSOA CodeE01014326
Free School Meals410
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN148220
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/148220
LAESTAB8614046
School nameBirches Head Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/12/2020
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
Local authorityStoke-on-Trent
Parliamentary constituencyStoke-on-Trent Central
Multi-academy trust UID17148
Multi-academy trust nameFRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Academy sponsor UID17246
Academy sponsor nameFrank Field Education Trust
PostcodeST2 8DD
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils1,045
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10290676
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date03/10/2023
Publication date10/04/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection148220
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8614046
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBirches Head Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessInadequate
Category of concernSWK
Quality of educationRequires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentRequires Improvement
Effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10042862
Previous inspection start date26/06/2018
Previous publication date19/07/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection124390
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8614046
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBirches Head Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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