Biddulph High School is a state-funded secondary school in Staffordshire Moorlands, West Midlands, for pupils aged 13 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 746 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 867.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (9 Feb 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 43.3 for 2024/25.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 9 Feb 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 9 Feb 2022: School remains Good
Published 5 Jun 2013.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Staffordshire |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 43.3 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 60% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 35.6% |
| EBacc entry | 22.9% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 10.2% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 5.9% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.6 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.28 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 33.33 |
| Value added | -0.19 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.39 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.02 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 12% |
| Pupils | 39 |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 37.7% |
| Sixth-form college | 7.4% |
| Further education college | 36.3% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% |
| Employment | 2.5% |
| Not sustained | 3.9% |
| Unknown | 1.5% |
Cohort: 204 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 94.6%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 46.3% |
| Further education | 1.5% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% |
| Employment | 32.8% |
| Not sustained | 6% |
| Unknown | 6% |
Cohort: 67 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 88.1%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
16.8 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.11% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 2.57% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 95.6% |
| White other | 0.7% |
| Mixed | 0.7% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Other | 0.1% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:15 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-20; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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