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Reach School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 13–16 · Alternative provision free school
High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7BB · reachschool.co.uk · 0121 675 8989
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Pupils
- 3
- 4% of 67 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 66.7%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/20
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5 | +2 |
| Sixth form college | 5 | +2 |
| Further education | 40 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 50 | +8 |
Ofsted
Reach School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Apr 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 12
- 100% · 6 Jan 2025
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school▼83% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●83% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼75% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲90% agreeEngland 77%
based on the 83% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly▼24% agreeEngland 49%
based on the 33% who had a child bullied