North Bromsgrove High School

Bromsgrove · B60 1BA

General information Secondary School · 13-18 years Who goes here 1140 pupils, 22.6% FSM

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North Bromsgrove High School

General Information

Address: School Drive, Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, B60 1BA – View on map
Phone: 01527872375
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Donna Hodgson
Age range: 13-18 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

1140 pupils out of 1041 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 210
% eligible for free school meals: 22.6%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Bromsgrove average)
English as an additional language: 2% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.7% a year (Bromsgrove 12.3%, typical in England 15.5%)
Where they went: about 75% moved to another school, 25% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Worcestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 59 (1.5 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 83 (2.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 13 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Worcestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 9.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 26.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Autism 10 places · 9 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 51 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 34 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 34 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 20 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 16 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 15 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Attainment 8 score: 45.8
Compared with the area: 2.7 points below the Bromsgrove average (48.5)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (−1.8 points against an expected 47.6)
Grade 4+ in English and maths: 70% (Bromsgrove 73%, England 65%)
Data year: 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

5th of 6 secondary schools in Bromsgrove for Attainment 8

#3Woodrush High School49.2
#4South Bromsgrove High46.1
#5North Bromsgrove High School45.8
#6Waseley Hills High School40.5

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

Rank School Score

#1Haybridge High School and Sixth Form59.3
#2Hagley Catholic High School50.3
#3Woodrush High School49.2
#4South Bromsgrove High46.1
#5North Bromsgrove High School45.8
#6Waseley Hills High School40.5

GCSE Subjects Offered

Maths (General)
English Language
English Literature
Science Double Award
Geography
History
Business Studies
Art & Design
Psychology (General)
D & T
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Physics (General)
Food Technology
French Language
Sports Studies
Photography
Spanish
Computer Science
Religious Studies
Statistics
Speech & Drama

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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5th of 9 secondary schools in Bromsgrove for Ofsted rating

#3Hagley Catholic High SchoolGood
#4Haybridge High School and Sixth FormGood
#5North Bromsgrove High SchoolGood
#6Parkside Middle SchoolGood
#7South Bromsgrove HighGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Alvechurch CofE Middle SchoolGood
#2Catshill Middle SchoolGood
#3Hagley Catholic High SchoolGood
#4Haybridge High School and Sixth FormGood
#5North Bromsgrove High SchoolGood
#6Parkside Middle SchoolGood
#7South Bromsgrove HighGood
#8St John's Church of England Middle School AcademyGood
#9Woodrush High SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,044 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 11 secondary schools in Bromsgrove for spending per pupil

#1Alvechurch CofE Middle School£8,221
#2North Bromsgrove High School£8,044
#3Waseley Hills High School£8,030
#4Woodrush High School£7,975

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Alvechurch CofE Middle School£8,221
#2North Bromsgrove High School£8,044
#3Waseley Hills High School£8,030
#4Woodrush High School£7,975
#5South Bromsgrove High£7,782
#6Parkside Middle School£7,613
#7Hagley Catholic High School£6,642
#8Aston Fields Middle School£6,266
#9Haybridge High School and Sixth Form£6,142
#10Catshill Middle School£6,054
#11St John's Church of England Middle School Academy£6,027

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General Information

Who goes here

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Behaviour

Across Worcestershire: suspensions by reason

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

GCSE Subjects Offered