Ipsley CofE Middle School

Ipsley C of E Middle School has effectively maintained the educational standards established during its previous inspection, operating under the Central Region Schools Trust. The school provides strong pastoral care and fosters a warm environment, which contributes to high pupil attendance and satisfaction. The ambitious curriculum encourages student engagement, and there is a notable commitment to supporting students with special educational needs, resulting in positive outcomes for these pupils. Overall, the school cultivates a positive atmosphere where pupils are prepared well for their transition to high school.

Strengths

• High quality of pastoral care and warm relationships between staff and pupils.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum across subjects.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Strong progress in learning, especially for SEND pupils.
• Positive attitudes and good behavior among pupils.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities and opportunities for leadership.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in embedding expectations in some classrooms, leading to distracted pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ipsley CofE Middle School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 9.1% of pupils at Ipsley CofE Middle School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ipsley CofE Middle School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.1% of pupils at Ipsley CofE Middle School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Ipsley CofE Middle School received £7,195 and spent £6,756 for each of its 638 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £163,000 (£255 per pupil).

Across all 14 schools of Central Region Schools Trust, income was £7,890 and spending £7,931 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Redditch · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

Ipsley CofE Middle School is part of Central Region Schools Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Arrow Vale High School Redditch
• Arrow Valley First School Redditch
• Matchborough First School Academy Redditch
• Church Hill Middle School Redditch
• Abbeywood First School Redditch
• Oak Hill First School Redditch
• St Stephen's CofE First School Redditch
• Waseley Hills High School Birmingham
• Holyhead School Birmingham
• Oldbury Park Primary School Worcester

What is Ipsley CofE Middle School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ipsley CofE Middle School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Ipsley CofE Middle School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ipsley CofE Middle School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Ipsley CofE Middle School have?

Ipsley CofE Middle School has 640 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ipsley CofE Middle School cover?

Ipsley CofE Middle School for pupils aged 9 to 13.

What are Ipsley CofE Middle School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ipsley CofE Middle School?

Ipsley CofE Middle School is at WINYATES WAY, WINYATES, REDDITCH, B98 0UB.