SCHOOL PROFILE

Pitmaston Primary School

Primary Community school URN 116769
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 November 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 628 628 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 313 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 315 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.0%
14.8 pts below England
School 10.0%
Worcester 20.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.6%
12.7 pts below England
School 7.6%
Worcester 15.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Worcester 0.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.5%
537
Any other White background
4.5%
28
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
15
Unclassified
1.6%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
8
White and Asian
1.0%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.5% 85 of 628 pupils
7.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.5%
Worcester 23.4%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.2% 70 pupils
England 14.8% 3.6 pts below
EHC plans 2.4% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 31
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Specific learning difficulty 3
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
Worcester 57.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Worcester 69.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Worcester 64.9%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Worcester 68.5%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.69 pts lower than England
School 4.53%
Worcester 7.43%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.32%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.49 pts lower than England
School 9.32%
Worcester 18.83%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.52 pts lower than England
School 1.28%
Worcester 2.98%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.7% 11.5 pts above England
Pitmaston Primary School
99.7%
Worcester
87.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information