Walkwood Church of England Middle School is a middle deemed secondary school located in Redditch. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 14/02/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Feckenham Road, Redditch, B97 5AQ
Website: http://www.walkwoodms.worcs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01527543361
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Middle deemed secondary
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: The Reverend Clive Leach
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139185

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 9 - 13
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 708
Number of Pupils: 653
Number of Boys: 355
Number of Girls: 298

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -4.9 to -3
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.8 Confidence interval -6.7 to -5
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.8 Confidence interval -5.6 to -4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Vaynor First School
Tennyson Road , Headless Cross B97 5BL
3out of 4 85 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Luke's CofE First School
Plymouth Road North , Southcrest B97 4NU
2out of 4 1,089 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Crabbs Cross Academy
Evesham Road , Crabbs Cross B97 5JH
3out of 4 1,316 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Webheath Academy Primary School
Downsell Road , Webheath B97 5RJ
3out of 4 1,478 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School
Downsell Road , Webheath B97 5RR
3out of 4 1,693 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Augustine's Catholic High School
Stonepits Lane , Hunt End B97 5LX
4out of 4 1,805 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Easemore Road , B98 8HB
3out of 4 2,817 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Feckenham Road , Headless Cross B97 5AQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Birchensale Middle School
Bridley Moor Road , B97 6HT
3out of 4 2,440 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodfield Academy
Studley Road , B98 7HH
3out of 4 2,542 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Holloway Lane , B98 7HA
3out of 4 2,617 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heart of Worcestershire College
Peakman Campus, Peakman Street , B98 8DW
- not rated 2,579 yd Further education Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pitcheroak School
Willow Way , Batchley B97 6PQ
3out of 4 2,329 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Longdon Close , Woodrow South B98 7UZ
3out of 4 2,755 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.