Establishment Birches Head Academy

URN: 148220

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Address
Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DD
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent (861)
Headteacher / Principal
Mr Paul Masher
Phase of education
Secondary
School type
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Academy sponsor
Frank Field Education Trust
Gender of entry
Mixed
ID
URN: 148220, DfE number: 861/4046
UKPRN: 10087075
Establishment status
Open
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Telephone
01782233595
Ofsted rating
Serious Weaknesses (Last inspection: 4 October 2023)
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Religious character
None
Diocese
Not applicable
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Boarders
No boarders
Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Official sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Number of pupils
1045
Section 41 approved
Not applicable
Open date
1 December 2020
Reason establishment opened
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Closed date
Not recorded
Reason establishment closed
Not recorded
Special classes
No Special Classes
Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
39.2%
Date last changed / confirmed
3 September 2024
Type of SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Not recorded
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Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Chair of local governing body

Chair of local governing body
Name Shared with Appointed by From To
Suzanne Finlay Not recorded Appointed by trustees 2 September 2024 2 September 2025

Local governors

Local governors
Name Shared with Appointed by From To
Michelle McKenna Not recorded Elected by parents 2 September 2024 2 September 2028
Kathyrn Wainwright Not recorded Elected by school staff 31 January 2023 31 January 2027
Mark Hinton Not recorded Elected by school staff 28 March 2022 28 March 2026
Clare Morton Not recorded Elected by parents 21 October 2021 21 October 2025
James Gandon Not recorded Appointed by GB/board 28 November 2017 23 March 2025

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Name Role Appointed by From To
Stewart Alexander Growcott Local governor Appointed by GB/board 13 October 2020 13 October 2024
GEORGIOS CHATZIGEORGIOU Local governor Elected by parents 7 February 2021 31 August 2024
Kathryn Thompson Local governor Appointed by GB/board 13 October 2020 31 August 2024
Rachel Billington Local governor Appointed by GB/board 9 March 2010 31 August 2024
Roisin Macguire Chair of local governing body Appointed by GB/board 23 March 2021 31 August 2024
John Bryden Local governor Appointed by GB/board 1 September 2019 17 May 2024
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Government office region (GOR)
West Midlands
District
Stoke-on-Trent
Ward
Birches Head & Northwood
Parliamentary constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central
Urban/rural description
(England/Wales) Urban city and town
Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
E06000021
Easting
389920
Northing
349170
Unique property reference number (UPRN)
3455113988
Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
Stoke-on-Trent 010
Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
Stoke-on-Trent 010D
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Free school meals

This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.

This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.

This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.

Middle super output area (MSOA)

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