Alvechurch CofE Middle School
Alvechurch CofE Middle School is an academy converter in Birmingham for pupils aged 9 to 13. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 451 pupils on roll. In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Attendance is among the best for secondary schools in England, with 3.2% of sessions missed in 2024/25 compared with 8.4% nationally.
KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 9-13 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Birmingham Road Alvechurch Birmingham West Midlands B48 7TA |
| Phone | 01214451033 |
| Reference Number | 143507 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 451 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.55%
Girls: 47.45% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 8.9% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 64 | 55 | 119 |
| 6 | 60 | 58 | 118 |
| 7 | 56 | 50 | 106 |
| 8 | 57 | 51 | 108 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 88% |
| White & Asian | 2.2% |
| White, Other | 1.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.8% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.1% |
| Indian | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Unclassified | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.4% |
| Pakistani | 0.4% |
| Asian, Other | 0.2% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 08 Apr 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 08 Apr 2025 | School inspection |
| 28 Jan 2020 | School inspection |
| 06 Apr 2017 | Academy conversion letter |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Alvechurch CofE Middle School | |
| 07 Jan 2011 | Interim assessment |
| 09 Jul 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 27 Nov 2006 | Curriculum and development visit |
| 13 Jan 2004 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 72% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 11% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -0.5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 0.8 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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In 2024–25 Alvechurch CofE Middle School had 435 pupils for 498 places. 63 places (12.7%) were unfilled. The local authority plans to add 40 places by 2027–28.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Alvechurch” planning area
Worcestershire counted 154 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 147 in 2029–30, down 5%.
Year 7 intake in the “Bromsgrove Secondary Phase” planning area
Worcestershire counted 682 Year 7 pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 685 in 2031–32, down 0%.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 400 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 440 | 498 |
| Pupils | 427 | 434 | 433 | 429 | 429 | 438 | 438 | 435 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 12.7% |
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 Alvechurch CofE Middle School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 5.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2.4% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
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, 0.2% of pupils at Alvechurch CofE Middle School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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 Alvechurch CofE Middle School had 18.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.6 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.5 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 7.2% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 8.7% | 0.9% | 7.8% | 5.3% | 0.0% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 57.1% | 77.8% | – | 44.0% | 65.4% | 53.6% | 72.4% | 0.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.8 | 6.2 | – | 5.1 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 | – |
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, 8.0% of pupils at Alvechurch CofE Middle School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 11 | 4 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 8 | 4 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 8 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 5 | 3 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 4 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 Alvechurch CofE Middle School received £8,082 and spent £8,221 for each of its 438 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £56,000 (-£128 per pupil).
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | -£106,000 | £5,000 | £55,000 | £92,000 | £62,000 | £6,000 | -£56,000 |
| per pupil | -£246 | £11 | £127 | £213 | £141 | £14 | -£128 |
| In-year balance | -£76,000 | £61,000 | £17,000 | -£55,000 | -£30,000 | £9,000 | -£61,000 |
| per pupil | -£176 | £140 | £39 | -£127 | -£68 | £20 | -£139 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Crown Meadow First School & Nursery
Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, West Midlands, B48 7TA |
0 miles |
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St Andrew's CofE First School
Hewell Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 8NG |
1.25 miles |
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Blackwell First School
St Catherine's Road, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 1BN |
2.26 miles |
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Cofton Primary School
Wootton Road, West Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4ST |
2.42 miles |
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Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery
Old Birmingham Road, Lickey, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 8EU |
2.56 miles |
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Alvechurch Road, West Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 3PN |
2.67 miles |
|
Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy
Turves Green, Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4RD |
2.76 miles |
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Hawkesley Church Primary Academy
376 Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 9TR |
2.86 miles |
|
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lickey Road, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 8TD |
2.99 miles |
|
Rednal Hill Junior School
Irwin Avenue, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 8QY |
3 miles |
|
Rednal Hill Infant School
Irwin Avenue, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 8QY |
3 miles |
|
Tardebigge CofE First School
Church Lane, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 3AH |
3.1 miles |
|
West Heath Primary School
Rednal Road, West Heath Primary, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 8HU |
3.11 miles |
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Turves Green Primary School
Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BP |
3.11 miles |
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St Stephen's CofE First School
Mabey Avenue, Colts Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8HW |
3.16 miles |
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West Heath Nursery School
200 West Heath Road, Birmingham, B31 3HB |
3.17 miles |
|
Birchensale Middle School
Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6HT |
3.22 miles |
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Holyoakes Field First School
Cookridge Close, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6HF |
3.27 miles |
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Batchley First and Nursery School
Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6PD |
3.31 miles |
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St James Catholic Primary School
Leach Heath Lane, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9BN |
3.31 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Graduately Developing Futures
Flourishing Fields Farm, Stonehouse Lane, Hopwood, Worcestershire, B48 7BB |
1.23 miles |
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New Ways School
300 Redhill road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 9EL |
2.65 miles |
|
Turves Green Boys' School
Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BS |
3.03 miles |
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King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Turves Green, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4BP |
3.22 miles |
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Ark Kings Academy
Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 9DE |
3.25 miles |
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Pitcheroak School
Willow Way, Batchley, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6PQ |
3.29 miles |
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Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Bristol Road South, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9NY |
3.33 miles |
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Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Easemore Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8HB |
3.38 miles |
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Heart of Worcestershire College
Peakman Campus, Peakman Street, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8DW |
3.44 miles |
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Waseley Hills High School
School Road, Rubery, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 9EL |
3.84 miles |
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St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
Wychall Lane, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B38 8AP |
3.86 miles |
|
Rigby Hall Day Special School
Rigby Lane, Aston fields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 2EP |
3.95 miles |
|
North Bromsgrove High School
School Drive, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 1BA |
3.99 miles |
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King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
New Street, Frankley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 0EU |
4.09 miles |
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Woodrush High School
Shawhurst Lane, Wythall, Worcestershire, B47 5JW |
4.22 miles |
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Chadsgrove School
Meadow Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0JL |
4.23 miles |
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Penny Tree School
Imperial Court, Kings Norton Business Park, Birmingham, B30 3ES |
4.31 miles |
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King Edward VI King's Norton School for Boys
Northfield Road, King's Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1DY |
4.38 miles |
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Victoria School
Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1LD |
4.52 miles |
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Lindsworth School
Monyhull Hall Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3QA |
4.52 miles |
All schools in Birmingham · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications
Alvechurch CofE Middle School is part of Aequalis Education Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:
- Meadows First School Bromsgrove
- Chadsgrove School Bromsgrove
- Fairfield First School Bromsgrove
- Stoke Prior First School Bromsgrove
How many pupils does Alvechurch CofE Middle School have?
Alvechurch CofE Middle School has 451 pupils on roll.
What age range does Alvechurch CofE Middle School cover?
Alvechurch CofE Middle School for pupils aged 9 to 13.
What are Alvechurch CofE Middle School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Alvechurch CofE Middle School?
Alvechurch CofE Middle School is at Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, West Midlands, B48 7TA.