North Bromsgrove High School

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North Bromsgrove High School is a High School/Sixth Form Centre located in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. It offers education for GCSE and A level courses. It is also a specialist Arts College.

It is also known locally to have failed an Ofsted inspection in January 2003. However, in 2006 North Bromsgrove was confirmed to no longer be in special measures as significant improvements had been made.

The main school building was recently rebuilt and stands alongside the Millennium block which was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in the year 2000.

North Bromsgrove shares a rivalry with South Bromsgrove High School which is located in the Charford area of the town.

The school has a drama and arts department which puts on plays and concerts.

The school has links in the community and over seas in the Gambia. The school has recently gained Media Arts status under the specialist status scheme.

Examination results for GCSE's are generally in line with the national average - 54% passing 5 or more GCSE's with C grades or better in 2006. A Level results in 2006 were the best in North Bromsgrove's history; students achieving places at a variety of prestigious universities including Oxford and Cambridge.

The Sixth Form was recently the subject of an HMI Review (June 2007), and it gained a 'Good' result.