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Catshill Middle School

Middle deemed secondary · Bromsgrove · B61 0JW

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 3 November 2022

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At a glance

424 pupils · 94% of 450 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
9–13
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
23.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.catshill-middle.worcs.sch.uk
URN
150518

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 3 November 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 5

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

84 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
51%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
2%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Worcestershire 79%, England 59%) · Asian Indian 2% (Worcestershire 1%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Worcestershire 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Worcestershire 6%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (Worcestershire 2%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Worcestershire 2%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

13.44 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Worcestershire: 13.26 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 18% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,681; 21.4% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,054
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 84% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (6%) · supplies and services 7% (11%) · educational supplies 3% (6%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 3% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £190,000; in-year balance +£155,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work32%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.6%62.3%
Social housing14.8%17.1%
Privately rented13.3%20.5%
Detached houses23.5%22.9%
Flats14.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01032128 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£266,000204 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£214,500–£355,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (60)£400,000
Semi-detached (63)£272,000
Terraced (74)£213,000
Flat (7)£125,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
13an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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