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Starbank School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Sponsored academy

Hob Moor Road, Birmingham B10 9BT · starbankprimary.co.uk · 0121 464 2638

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
49
average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.6, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
2,161
1 over 2,160 places · 100%
Local authority
Birmingham
Sixth form
No
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
47.6%
First language not English
63.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Star Academies

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 122 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 112 (Places 116)112September 2023: 106 (Places 110)106September 2024: 104 (Places 113)104September 2025: 102 (Places 113)102September 2026: 104 (Places 122)104Places 122
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261221040.9100%
September 2025Sept 20251131020.9100%
September 2024Sept 20241131040.9100%
September 2023Sept 20231101061100%
September 2022Sept 20221161121100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49, and 62.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.6, and across England 46.

In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Key stage 2 results

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 52% (England 53%)52%2016/17: 59% (England 61%)59%2017/18: 60% (England 64%)60%2018/19: 60% (England 65%)60%2022/23: 78% (England 60%)78%2023/24: 72% (England 61%)72%2024/25: 78% (England 62%)78%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲78%62%
▲15%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
●107105
●107105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103258)

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252018/19: 38.9 (England 46.7)38.92021/22: 42.9 (England 48.8)42.92022/23: 44.0 (England 46.3)44.02023/24: 45.1 (England 45.9)45.12024/25: 49.0 (England 46.0)49.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲4946
▲62.4%45.4%
▲73.0%64.8%
▲89.9%40.5%
▲4.614.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 103258)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form15−1
Sixth form college32.4+2.1
Further education38.2−6.4
Not in a lasting destination5.8+1.2
Activity not captured8.7+5.3

Ofsted

Starbank School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Jun 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jul 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 103258), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2019Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingNot effective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103258)

  • May 2012Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103258)

  • Dec 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 103258)

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (104 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
88%
Replies
104
5% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲92% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲66% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 35% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲89% agreeEngland 67%

based on 43 parents (41%) with SEND

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