What is Birches Head Academy's Ofsted rating?

Birches Head Academy received a Inadequate rating from Ofsted following its 2023 inspection.

What are Birches Head Academy's latest exam results?

Birches Head Academy: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 31.3. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Birches Head Academy located?

Birches Head Academy is a secondary school in Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent (ST2 8DD).

How many pupils attend Birches Head Academy?

Birches Head Academy has around 953 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Birches Head Academy with other schools?

View Birches Head Academy's full profile on FavSchools for available results and school details, then use the comparison tool or interactive map to explore nearby alternatives in Stoke-on-Trent.

SecondaryData as of May 2026

Birches Head Academy

Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD

Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Inadequate

Oct 2023

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

31.3school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

31.3

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

9.9%

Basics 9-5

17.1%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

31.3

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	30.8	46.4
2023/24	30.2	46.4
2024/25	31.3	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	-0.87	0.00
2023/24	-0.95	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

25.6%

EBacc APS

2.62

EBacc 9-5

4.0%

EBacc 9-4

10.1%

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