Starbank School

Starbank School has received a positive rating of 'Good' across all inspected areas in its first routine inspection. The school demonstrates a strong culture founded on its STAR values of Service, Teamwork, Ambition, and Respect, which has fostered an environment of high expectations among pupils. The leadership team works effectively to ensure that both primary and secondary phases provide a well-designed curriculum, enabling pupils to make good progress in their studies, particularly in reading. The pastoral care system is robust, with pupils appreciating the support they receive which contributes to their strong behaviour and engagement.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour and engagement in lessons.
• Strong leadership with clear vision and high expectations.
• Well-designed curriculum that promotes learning across subjects.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Pupils actively participate in broader school life and community initiatives.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum cohesion between primary and secondary phases needs further development.
• In some subjects, pupils struggle to link prior knowledge to new concepts.

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 Starbank School attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.3% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Starbank School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were 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 Starbank School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.5% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Starbank School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.3% 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 Starbank School received £7,515 and spent £7,349 for each of its 2,177 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,980,000 (£1,829 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Star Academies, income was £8,430 and spending £8,333 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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Starbank School is part of Star Academies, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham Birmingham
• Small Heath Leadership Academy Birmingham
• The Olive School, Small Heath Birmingham
• Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Birmingham East Birmingham
• The Olive School, Birmingham Birmingham
• Star King Solomon Academy Birmingham
• Eden Boys' School, Birmingham Birmingham
• Eden Girls' School, Coventry Coventry
• Eden Boys' Leadership Academy, Manchester Manchester
• Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Manchester Manchester

What is Starbank School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Starbank School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Starbank School last inspected by Ofsted?

Starbank School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Starbank School have?

Starbank School has 2,161 pupils on roll.

What age range does Starbank School cover?

Starbank School for pupils aged 3 to 16.

What are Starbank School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 46.4, and 54% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Starbank School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Starbank School?

Starbank School is at Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, B10 9BT.