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Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
6 Dale View Road, Birmingham B14 4HN · christchurchsecondary.org.uk · 0121 393 3678
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 829
- 72% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 44.3%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 83 families put the school first and 117 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 117 | 83 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 117 | 81 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 149 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 223 | 131 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 183 | 1▲ | 79% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 21 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 21 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
32% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (130 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 32%
- Replies
- 130
- 22% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 53 parents (41%) with SEND