OFSTED
17 December 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
18 June 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
380
380 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
192
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
188
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.4 pts
below England
School
23.4%
Worcester
20.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.2 pts
above England
School
24.5%
Worcester
15.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
70.8%
269
Any other White background
7.9%
30
African
6.3%
24
Pakistani
3.9%
15
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
13
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
22.6%
86 of
380 pupils
1.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.3 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
59.0%
1.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Reading
3.8 pts below England
School
70.0%
Worcester
69.4%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Worcester
64.9%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.46%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.76 pts
lower than
England
School
4.46%
Worcester
7.43%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.39%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.42 pts
lower than
England
School
9.39%
Worcester
18.83%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.28%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.28%
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
90.5%
2.3 pts
above England
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
90.5%
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.