Birches Head Academy
About the school
Birches Head Academy is an open secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 23 June 2026
- Published
- 19 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SWK
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 31.3
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 39.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Stoke-on-Trent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 17.10%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 33.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 39.20%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 54.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 25.60%
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 28.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.62
- Stoke-on-Trent
- 3.38
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
953
Girls
47.32%
Boys
52.68%
SEN support
13.75%
Education, health and care plan
1.57%
English as an additional language
26.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
47.22%
Overall absence
11.85
Persistent absence
36.16
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
179
Sustained education or employment
79%
Education
69%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
16%