Endon High SchoolBirches Head Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
Endon High School and Birches Head Academy are secondary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
Endon High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Birches Head Academy scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Endon High School is ahead on our composite score.
Endon High School was judged Good and Birches Head Academy was judged in need of attention.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 53.0 for Endon High School and 33.0 for Birches Head Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Endon High School (52.8 in 2021-22, 53.0 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Birches Head Academy (38.5 in 2021-22, 33.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentEndon High School | Stoke-on-TrentBirches Head Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | F31/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 70 in Staffordshire | 14th of 14 in Stoke-on-Trent | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Needs attention | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 700 | 925 | |
| Capacity | 700 | 1,040 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 9EE | Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8DD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 53.0 Stronger figure | 33.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.1% Stronger figure | 19.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78.6% Stronger figure | 42.1% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 126 | 183 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 701 | 953 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 12.7% | 47.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.4% | 26.7% | |
| SEN support | 17.0% | 13.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 11.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.4% Stronger figure | 36.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Endon High School
Birches Head Academy
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