Catshill Middle School

Academy · Secondary, ages 9 to 13 · Mixed

Part of THE SPIRE CHURCH OF ENGLAND LEARNING TRUST

Meadow Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JW

01527 872431 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 29 November 2016, before conversion; confirmed 2022
Pupils424Room for 450 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 307 in 2019, 342 in 2021, 369 in 2022, 403 in 2023, 393 in 2024, 424 in 2025, 424 in 2026. Across England, secondary state school pupil numbers were up 10% from 2019 to 2025.
Free school meals24%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 29 November 2016. This inspection was of the school before it changed to its current form (for example, before becoming an academy).

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood
SafeguardingEffective

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 3 November 2022: Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

Key stage 2 (SATs, age 11), 2024/25

84 pupils in this year group.

51% — 8 points below the Worcestershire average, and 11 points below the England average.

MeasureThis schoolWorcestershireEngland
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 51% 59% 62%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 2% 7% 8%
Met the expected standard in reading 79% 73% 75%
Met the expected standard in writing 68% 71% 72%
Met the expected standard in maths 61% 72% 74%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 is the expected standard. 105 105 106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 is the expected standard. 101 104 105
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, over time
40% 50% 60% 70% England 2022/23: 60%England 2023/24: 61%England 2024/25: 62% This school 2022/23: 46%This school 2023/24: 51%This school 2024/25: 51% This school England 62% 2022/23 46% 2023/24 51% 2024/25 51%

Source: DfE key stage 2 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Worcestershire. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in Worcestershire

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolWorcestershireEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
1st highest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Higher than 49% of 3,448 state secondary schools in England.
26.6% 22.9%* 28.9%
With an education, health and care plan
4th highest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Higher than 47% of 3,448 state secondary schools in England.
2.8% 3.1%* 3.1%
Receiving special educational needs support
1st highest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Higher than 77% of 3,448 state secondary schools in England.
17.7% 14.1%* 13.4%
English as an additional language
2nd highest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Higher than 14% of 3,448 state secondary schools in England.
3.5% 9.7%* 19.2%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
2nd lowest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Lower than 83% of 3,411 state secondary schools in England.
6.3% 8.5%* 8.4%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
3rd lowest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Lower than 83% of 3,411 state secondary schools in England.
16.0% 23.2%* 23.4%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
5th lowest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Lower than 53% of 3,445 state secondary schools in England.
13.4 13.3 21.2
Pupils suspended at least once
4th lowest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Lower than 57% of 3,445 state secondary schools in England.
5.9% 5.8% 7.3%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.23% 0.23%
Pupils per teacher
6th highest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Higher than 45% of 3,442 state secondary schools in England.
16.6 16.7 16.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
6th highest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Higher than 33% of 3,445 state secondary schools in England.
11.1 12.0 11.8
Teachers who left during the year
1st highest of 6 state secondary schools in Bromsgrove.
Higher than 72% of 3,430 state secondary schools in England.
17.6% 11.6%* 14.2%*

Comparisons are with secondary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Catshill Middle School's Ofsted rating?

Catshill Middle School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 29 November 2016. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 3 November 2022, Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.