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Reach School

URN
139671
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Reach School
URN
139671
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
13-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

79 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

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School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
28 February 2024
Inspection date
23 January 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 28 February 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 28 February 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 28 February 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 28 February 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 28 February 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
28 February 202423 January 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 28 February 2024
1 December 202219 October 2022-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 1 December 2022
  • Good

    Published
    28 February 2024
    Inspected
    23 January 2024
    Type
    S5 Inspection
    Report
    View report
  • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Published
    1 December 2022
    Inspected
    19 October 2022
    Type
    -
    Report
    View report

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
School website
www.reachschool.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 destinations

Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

Education destination

Education %

Not published

Employment destination

Employment %

Not published

Apprenticeship destination

Apprenticeships %

Not published

Not in education, employment or training

NEET %

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

B14 7BB - High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B14 7BB
Phone
1216758989
Website
www.reachschool.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Secondary schools

162

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary559 (58.8%)
  • Secondary162 (17.1%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other229 (24.1%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Kings Heath Primary School173 mPrimaryOpen
Kings Heath Infant and Nursery School197 mPrimaryClosed
Kings Heath Junior School201 mPrimaryClosed
Fox Hollies School333 mNot applicableOpen
The Regional Child and Adolescent Unit School365 mNot applicableClosed
Queensbridge School365 mSecondaryOpen
Charles Burns School365 mNot applicableClosed
Bishop Challoner Catholic College568 mSecondaryOpen
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School651 mPrimaryOpen
King David Primary School683 mPrimaryOpen
  • Kings Heath Primary School
    Distance
    173 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Kings Heath Infant and Nursery School
    Distance
    197 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kings Heath Junior School
    Distance
    201 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Fox Hollies School
    Distance
    333 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • The Regional Child and Adolescent Unit School
    Distance
    365 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Queensbridge School
    Distance
    365 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Charles Burns School
    Distance
    365 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Bishop Challoner Catholic College
    Distance
    568 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    651 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • King David Primary School
    Distance
    683 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Birmingham)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Abbey CollegeNot applicableB3 1QUClosed
Academy Al-AnsaarNot applicableB9 4BSClosed
Accelerated Tutorial SchoolNot applicableB15 3SWClosed
Al Huda Girls' SchoolNot applicableB8 1RDClosed
Al-Ameen Primary SchoolNot applicableB11 2JROpen
  • Abbey College
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    B3 1QU
    Status
    Closed
  • Academy Al-Ansaar
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    B9 4BS
    Status
    Closed
  • Accelerated Tutorial School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    B15 3SW
    Status
    Closed
  • Al Huda Girls' School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    B8 1RD
    Status
    Closed
  • Al-Ameen Primary School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    B11 2JR
    Status
    Open

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.