Starbank School
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Birmingham
Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, B10 9BT
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
26.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
2,161
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
2,160 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
102 of 102 families who put it first got an offer
113
Places offered
225
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 102 | 102 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 61 | 7 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 62 | 3 | ● 5% |
| Total | 225 | 112 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Birmingham lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gaetano Ferrante
- Address
- Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, B10 9BT
- Phone
- 01214642638
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Small Heath · Birmingham Yardley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147757
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 48% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 67% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES
2,161 pupils · 2,160 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 2,034 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 14% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.45 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 78% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 15% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 62.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 89.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.61 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 178 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 178 | 28% | 63% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 177 | 42% | 76% | 82% | |
| Mathematics | 176 | 24% | 65% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 176 | 15% | 45% | 61% | |
| Religious Studies | 175 | 29% | 61% | 70% | |
| French | 162 | 10% | 52% | 61% | |
| History | 95 | 22% | 47% | 59% | |
| Geography | 80 | 16% | 46% | 59% | |
| Business | 57 | 5% | 40% | 56% | |
| Social Studies | 40 | 23% | 53% | 70% | |
| Statistics | 32 | 44% | 97% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 23 | 0% | 13% | 22% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Birmingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.