Starbank School, Birmingham

From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to Starbank School, a place where we want our pupils to be safe, happy and well and where we recognise and value the contribution of our staff and community to help our pupils achieve positive outcomes."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, gymnastics, multi-sports, dance, drama, choir, Lego, STEM and eco club.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 25 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Starbank School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.5 in Birmingham and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 49% in Birmingham and 47% in England.

That is down from 49 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.45: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.9, against 51.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and French.

For September 2026 entry, 104 families put Starbank School as their first choice and 231 named it as one of their preferences, for 122 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Starbank School are Eden Girls' Leadership Academy, Birmingham (0.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 63.6); Waverley School (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1); Waverley Studio College (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 16.6); and Ark Victoria Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.5).

Starbank School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Starbank School is one of 36 schools run by Star Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college.

46.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 63.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (72%), Black (12%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

In 2026, 360 pupils (16.7%) received SEN support and 28 (1.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Small Heath Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Monica Road (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Starbank School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Starbank School issued 62 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Starbank School are St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Bordesley Green Primary School (0.5 miles), St Benedict's Primary School (0.5 miles) and Marlborough Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.