Reach School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "REACH is an Alternative Provision school in the Kings Heath area of Birmingham for students in Years 9, 10 and 11, primarily serving the South Network group of schools."

Across Birmingham, 76% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Birmingham lodged 935 appeals against secondary school offers; 674 reached a hearing and 80 succeeded (11.9% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Reach School are Queensbridge School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.1); Bishop Challoner Catholic College (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.9); King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 78.8); and King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys (0.6 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 78.4).

Reach School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

66.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 1 pupils (33.3%) received SEN support and 2 (66.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Kings Heath Rail Station, about 150 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Findlay Road (before), 30 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Reach School are Kings Heath Primary School (0.1 miles), St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles), King David Primary School (0.4 miles) and Moseley Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.