Plantsbrook School

Plantsbrook School
Address
Map
Upper Holland Road

, ,
B72 1RB

England
Coordinates52°33′31″N 1°49′07″W / 52.5587°N 1.8187°W / 52.5587; -1.8187
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoBe The Best That You Can Be[1]
Local authorityBirmingham City Council
Department for Education URN137053 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsP Arkinstall
HeadteacherMr Ian Barton (Acting)[2]
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,519
Websitehttp://plantsbrookschool.co.uk
The school in November 2006

Plantsbrook School, (formerly Riland Bedford High School), is a secondary school with academy status located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. The school achieved an "Outstanding" Ofsted status once in 2012. The most recent rating was “Good” and the preceding one in which it was rated as REQUIRES IMPROVEMENT.[3] The school was a Technology College and a Music College before the Specialist Schools initiative was made defunct.

The school has recently undergone a £20 million refurbishment with the gradual demolition of the formerly used 1940s building.[4]

  1. ^ "Plantsbrook Sixth Form - Be The Best That You Can Be". plantsbrookschool.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Plantsbrook School". Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Plans unveiled for £20 million Sutton Coldfield school rebuild set to open in 2017 | Sutton Coldfield Observer". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.