Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 6 June 2023
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
88%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
104 responses up to 1 April 2024 · 5% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
91% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
92% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
88% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
64% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
87% agreeStarbank School was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 6 June 2023.
No. Distance only counts when Starbank School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Starbank School had 2,199 pupils aged 3 to 16 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 2,160. It is a mixed school with no sixth form, so students move on at 16.