Ofsted: Good

Alvechurch CofE Middle School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr David Snell

corporate_fareALVECHURCH C OF E MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBirmingham, B48 7TA

language Visit Website phone 1214451033

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

439

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Expected Standard

72%

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Age Range

9-13

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Alvechurch CofE Middle School is a Academy converter secondary school in Birmingham, serving ages 9-13. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Alvechurch CofE Middle School is an academy converter in Birmingham, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 9-13. It is part of ALVECHURCH C OF E MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 438 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 133 primaries in Worcestershire and #3,091 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 57%

Reading82% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 67%

Maths88% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading85% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading79% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 1.1

-0.5

Write

LA -0.7

-1.7 to 0.6

0.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.3 to 1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA -0.3

-2.8 to -0.5

-0.9

Write

LA -0.7

-2.0 to 0.1

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.6 to 0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 60%

Reading81% LA 71%

Writing87% LA 74%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.7

-0.5 to 1.7

0.4

Write

LA -0.6

-0.7 to 1.5

-0.5

Maths

LA -1.1

-1.5 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-09-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-07-09

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 438 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	438	1	0.2%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	442	1	0.2%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	438	1	0.2%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	440	0	0.0%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	440	1	0.2%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	438	11	2.5%	6.6%	3
2022/23 (Spring term)	439	11	2.5%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	441	1	0.2%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	429	0	0.0%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	432	3	0.7%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	432	1	0.2%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	429	1	0.2%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	432	1	0.2%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	434	2	0.5%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	435	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	435	0	0.0%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	439	1	0.2%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	433	0	0.0%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	431	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	427	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	434	0	0.0%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	434	0	0.0%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	433	0	0.0%	3.7%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Alvechurch CofE Middle School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Haybridge High School and Sixth Form

The Chase

Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

Hagley Catholic High School

Woodrush High School

Nunnery Wood High School