Tell us whether you accept cookies

We use cookies to collect information about how you use this website. We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and improve Ofsted services.

Set cookie preferences
Ofsted homepage

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

  1. Home
  2. Birches Head Academy

Birches Head Academy

URN: 148220

Address: Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DD
FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST

Rating and reports

Inspection outcome

The overall outcome of the inspection on 3 October 2023 was:

Inadequate

Quality of education:

Requires Improvement

Behaviour and attitudes:

Inadequate

Personal development:

Requires Improvement

Leadership and management:

Requires Improvement

Inadequate

All reports

  1. School inspection: InadequateSchool inspection, PDF - 11 April 2024
    PDF – Published

  2. Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter, PDF - 09 December 2020
    PDF – Published
  3. Opened
  4. Previously Birches Head Academy Closed

Next inspection

We’ll inspect inadequate schools again in the 30 months following their last inspection, or at any time if we have concerns.

We normally give one working day's notice before an inspection but can also inspect schools without notice.

About Birches Head Academy

  • Type: Academy
  • Boarding: No
  • Religious character: None
  • Local authority: Stoke-on-Trent

Pupils

  • Age Range: 11 - 16
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Number of pupils: 1045
  • School capacity: 1050

Location

View location on Google maps
  • Address: Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DD
  • Region: West Midlands

Contact details and general enquiries

Part of FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST

Give feedback on this school

Use our Ofsted Parent View Survey to tell us what you think of this school or your child’s experiences.

For any general enquiries about Birches Head Academy, please contact the school directly.

Not what you're looking for?

Search and compare other secondary schools near you.

To compare other schools and colleges, go to the search (external link).

More information about this school or college

Get report alerts for Birches Head Academy

You’ll only receive an email alert when we publish a new report.

Read our Contacting or Working with Ofsted: privacy notice to see what we do with your personal information.

You can also set up email alerts for other parts of the website. Find out more about email alerts for Ofsted.

Share this page