Reach School
Reach School is a free schools alternative provision in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 13 to 16. It has 3 pupils and room for 67. About 67 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7BB0121 675 8989reachschool.co.ukMr Andy Wakefield headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 23 January 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 19 October 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
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 Birmingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 67% | 60% | 0% | 50% | 86% | 80% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 50% | 0% | 43% | 80% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 80% | 50% | 100% | 57% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Heath Primary School | Council | 170 m | 643 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Fox Hollies School | Foundation special school | 330 m | 116 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Queensbridge School | Foundation | 360 m | 911 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic College | Roman Catholic | 570 m | 1,184 | Report card 2026 | 61 | Compare |
| St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 650 m | 288 | Good 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| King David Primary School | Jewish | 680 m | 119 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| Uffculme School | Council | 690 m | 309 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Moseley Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 800 m | 210 | No overall grade 2024 | 87 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Reach School a good school?
Reach School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2024.
What is Reach School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Reach School good at its last full inspection on 23 January 2024.
How many pupils does Reach School have?
3 pupils aged 13 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 67 places, so it is 4% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7BB
- Telephone
- 0121 675 8989
- Website
- www.reachschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Wakefield
- Type of school
- Free schools alternative provision (Free schools alternative provision, free schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 13-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Single-academy trust
- The Reach Free School Trust (1 schools)
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Brandwood & King's Heath
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2 September 2013 (new provision)
- URN
- 139671 · LAESTAB 3301107 · UKPRN 10041710
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.
- 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, academy accounts return 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.