Secondary school

Starbank School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–16
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B10 9BT
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,091 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 34%

Top % in England, by year
2018/19: top 85%85%2021/22: top 78%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 53%2024/25: top 34%No exams

Against West Midlands

Attainment 849 · West Midlands 44.18/10 Above+52.4 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths62.4% · West Midlands 39.3%10/10 Top 10%+31.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.61 · West Midlands 3.819/10 Top 20%+31.5 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.45 · West Midlands −0.109/10 Top 20%+76.7 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2018/19: 38.9 · 119 pupils · West Midlands 45.12021/22: 42.9 · 175 pupils · West Midlands 47.12022/23: 44 · 167 pupils · West Midlands 44.52023/24: 45.1 · 173 pupils · West Midlands 442024/25: 49 · 178 pupils · West Midlands 44.154938.9No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2018/19: 27% · 119 pupils · West Midlands 38%2021/22: 49% · 175 pupils · West Midlands 46%2022/23: 46% · 167 pupils · West Midlands 40%2023/24: 49.1% · 173 pupils · West Midlands 41%2024/25: 62.4% · 178 pupils · West Midlands 39.3%62.4%27%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100%
104 of 104 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st104104
2nd5915
3rd682

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Outstandingas predecessor
  4. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2019Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2020Ungraded visitas predecessor
  7. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20262,161
Free school meals (past 6 years)45.0%
First language not English66.0%
SEN support16.6%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)8.3%
Persistently absent pupils26.3%

Girls 48.6%Boys 51.4%

100% full · 2,160 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.9
Pupils per adult11.9
  • Classroom teachers 85.2
  • Leadership 17.2
  • Teaching assistants 57.7
  • Other support 56

Teachers 102.4 FTE · Whole workforce 216.2 · 288 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,349
Spend per pupil£6,730
Staff spend per pupil£5,126
Reserve per pupil£1,773
  • +£3,860,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,349,000in-year balance

Grants £7,354 · self-generated £30 · premises £406 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: STAR ACADEMIES (36 academies) · trust reserve £40,065,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

173 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.5%
  • Education85.5%
  • Apprenticeship0%
  • Employment0%
  • Not sustained5.8%
  • Unknown8.7%