North Bromsgrove High School

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Bromsgrove, Worcestershire·B60 1BA
Composite score
57.2
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#1,579
National rank
#150
In West Midlands
#14
In Worcestershire
Top 50%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
45.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
44%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
70%
% EBacc grade 5+
16%
EBacc average points score
3.98

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
6.70 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 10781 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

School profile

Age range
13–18
Pupils on roll
1,080
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.5%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
1.6%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.9%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.4%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
10.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
29.6%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.9
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,044
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

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Location

North Bromsgrove High School at a glance

Located in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, North Bromsgrove High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 1,080 pupils aged 13 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 45.8, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of secondary schools nationally.

44% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 70% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 6.70 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 10.1%. There are about 15.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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