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Birches Head Academy

Birches Head Academy
Birches Head Road
Hanley
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
England
ST28DD

📞 phone: 01782 233595

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr Paul Masher

🌍 web: www.bircheshead.org.uk

1045 pupils mixed gender
1050 pupils capacity: 100% full

556 boys 53%

489 girls 47%

Last updated:

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
148220
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4046
Open date
1. December 2020
Reason open
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OSGB coordinates
Easting: 389920, Northing: 349170
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.040, Longitude: -2.1518
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
3. October 2023
Region › Const. › Ward
West Midlands › Stoke-on-Trent Central › Birches Head & Northwood
Free school meals %
39.20
Trust
FRANK FIELD EDUCATION TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10087075

School governors

  • Mrs Rachel Billington, Local Governor 9. March 2010—31. August 2024
  • Rev James Gandon, Local Governor 28. November 2017—23. March 2025
  • Mr John Bryden, Local Governor 1. September 2019—17. May 2024
  • Mr Stewart Alexander Growcott, Local Governor 13. October 2020—13. October 2024
  • Mrs Kathryn Thompson, Local Governor 13. October 2020—31. August 2024
  • Mr GEORGIOS CHATZIGEORGIOU, Local Governor 7. February 2021—31. August 2024
  • Mrs Roisin Macguire, Chair of Local Governing Body 23. March 2021—31. August 2024
  • Mrs Clare Morton, Local Governor 1. October 2024—1. October 2028
  • Mr Mark Hinton, Local Governor 28. March 2022—28. March 2026
  • Mrs Kathyrn Wainwright, Local Governor 31. January 2023—31. January 2027
  • Mrs Suzanne Finlay, Chair of Local Governing Body 2. September 2024—2. September 2025
  • Mrs Michelle McKenna, Local Governor 2. September 2024—2. September 2028
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