An engagement period has opened on a proposal for Moseley School and Sixth Form to join West Midlands Academy Trust.
Staff, parents, carers and local stakeholders are being invited to share their views between 5 and 23 October before the remaining decisions are taken.
The proposal follows the Department for Education’s conclusion that Moseley should join an academy trust and its identification of WMAT as the preferred trust for the school.
WMAT is a local South Birmingham trust bringing together Hall Green School, Kings Norton Girls’ School and Swanshurst School. Since March, the trust has been providing school improvement support to Moseley through work commissioned by Birmingham City Council.
That work has allowed WMAT colleagues to build a detailed understanding of Moseley, its staff and the community it serves. The proposed move would place the relationship on a longer-term footing and give the school sustained access to educational expertise, peer collaboration, shared resources and wider operational capacity.
No final decision has been made, with the proposal remaining subject to due diligence, consideration of the engagement feedback and the necessary approvals from Moseley’s Interim Executive Board, the WMAT Board and the Department for Education.
If the proposal progresses and the remaining legal and practical work is completed, Moseley is anticipated to join WMAT on 1 January 2027.
Mike Dunn, Chief Executive Officer of West Midlands Academy Trust, said:
“We have valued the opportunity to work alongside Moseley since March and have been impressed by the commitment of staff and leaders to securing improvement for pupils.
“WMAT is rooted in South Birmingham and built on schools working together while respecting the identity of each community. We believe there is a strong opportunity to deepen the partnership and provide Moseley with sustained educational and operational support.
“We look forward to hearing the views of the school community and local stakeholders through the engagement process.”
Richard Reeve, Executive Headteacher at Moseley School and Sixth Form, said:
“This is an important next step in considering the future of Moseley. We have been clear about the scale of improvement needed and equally clear about our determination to give pupils the education and opportunities they deserve.
“WMAT already knows our school, our staff and our community well through the support it has provided since March. Becoming part of the trust would give us access to that expertise and capacity for the longer term and allow us to build on the improvement work already under way.
“No final decision has been made, and this engagement matters. I would encourage parents, carers, colleagues and local partners to read the information and share their views with us before 23 October.”
Responses can be emailed to joiningwmat@moseley.bham.sch.uk using the subject line ‘Moseley and WMAT engagement’. The engagement closes at the end of Friday 23 October.