Chadsgrove School
Chadsgrove School is a special academy in Bromsgrove for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 124 pupils and room for 142. About 34 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Meadow Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JL01527 871511chadsgroveschool.org.ukMiss Tina Partridge headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
10 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Chadsgrove School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 1.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 44.5 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | 41% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | 64% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.05 | – | – | – | – | – | 3.93 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | 39% | 41% |
† These results are for Chadsgrove School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
6 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way. These are the results of Chadsgrove School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Worcestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 14 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | – | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | 62% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | – | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 0% | – | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 0% | – | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 0% | – | 0% | – | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -6.9 | – | -4.7 | -6.2 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -5.4 | – | -5.9 | -7.9 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | – | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | – | – | – | – | – | 0% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Chadsgrove School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Worcestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Worcestershire with physical disability provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Physical disability (121), Severe learning difficulty (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 83.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 16.2% | 19.2% | 16.9% | 21.9% | 28.7% | 12.9% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 15.6% | 18.9% | 16.9% | 21.9% | 28.3% | 12.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 50.0% | 49.0% | 44.0% | 58.7% | 88.9% | 41.3% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Chadsgrove School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadsgrove Educational Trust Specialist College | Special post 16 institution | 30 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Catshill Middle School | Academy | 90 m | 424 | Good 2022 | 71 | Compare |
| Catshill First School | Academy | 390 m | 315 | Good 2022 | 66 | Compare |
| Lickey End First School | Council | 1.0 miles | 147 | Good 2024 | 43 | Compare |
| Fairfield First School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 145 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
| Meadows First School | Academy | 1.4 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| The Orchards School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 230 | Good 2024 | 29 | Compare |
| Parkside Middle School | Council | 1.4 miles | 593 | Good 2019 | 68 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Chadsgrove School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Chadsgrove School yet.
How good are Chadsgrove School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 1.0, against 46.8 for England.
How good are Chadsgrove School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.
How many pupils does Chadsgrove School have?
124 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 142 places, so it is 87% full.
What is attendance like at Chadsgrove School?
Pupils were in school 83.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 50% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Chadsgrove School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, specific learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Chadsgrove School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Meadow Road, Catshill, Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
- Telephone
- 01527 871511
- Website
- www.chadsgroveschool.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Tina Partridge
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Aequalis Education Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Catshill South
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151583 · LAESTAB 8857015 · UKPRN 10097415
- Formerly
- Chadsgrove School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.