North Bromsgrove High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Worcestershire
School Drive, Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/01/2023
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
90.5%
26.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,140
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
1,041 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Donna Hodgson
- Address
- School Drive, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1BA
- Phone
- 01527872375
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Bromsgrove Central · Bromsgrove
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149682
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,140 pupils · 1,041 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
25 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 919 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
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.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 43.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 267 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.37 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 79 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 265 | 16% | 51% | 78% | |
| English Language | 265 | 16% | 53% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 261 | 20% | 55% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 201 | 4% | 27% | 56% | |
| Geography | 141 | 12% | 30% | 43% | |
| History | 133 | 20% | 50% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 115 | 9% | 54% | 79% | |
| Business | 75 | 9% | 45% | 57% | |
| Social Studies | 65 | 9% | 52% | 65% | |
| Design & Technology | 61 | 7% | 49% | 70% | |
| Biology | 59 | 37% | 86% | 95% | |
| Physics | 59 | 32% | 85% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 25 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Mathematics | 25 | 4% | 4% | 8% | |
| Business Studies | 20 | 0% | 5% | 25% | |
| English Language | 16 | 6% | 6% | 19% | |
| English Literature | 11 | 0% | 9% | 18% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 10% | 40% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 9 | 0% | 11% | 22% | |
| Film Studies | 8 | 0% | 13% | 50% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| Spanish | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13297: North Bromsgrove High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
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 Worcestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.