Starbank School
Other · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–16 · Birmingham
Starbank School is an other school in Birmingham for ages 3–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2023. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hob Moor Road, Birmingham, B10 9BT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 3–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 2,161 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 June 2023
Strengths
- “Across both the primary and secondary phase, pupils embody the STAR values of ‘Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect’.”
- “A culture of high expectations permeates throughout the school.”
- “Leaders, alongside staff, work tenaciously to ensure that pupils are successful.”
To improve
- “Leaders recognise that the next stage of their journey is to develop a cohesive curriculum, which connects the primary and secondary phase together.”
- “However, on occasion, some pupils lack a depth of understanding of the topics they are studying and struggle to link ideas together.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 62% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 104 first-preference applications, 122 offers in total, 104 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2026, as Birmingham published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Waverley School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Hamd House School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ark Victoria Academy 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Darul Uloom Islamic High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Greenfields Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Green Heath School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- R.Y.A.N Education Academy Vocational Centre 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- East Birmingham Network Academy 1.3 mi Some aspects not as strong