OFSTED
15 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
8 October 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
970
970 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
490
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
480
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
below England
School
18.4%
Wyre Forest
24.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.9 pts
below England
School
1.4%
Wyre Forest
6.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wyre Forest
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.3%
895
Any other White background
2.0%
19
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
17
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
10
White and Asian
0.7%
7
Gypsy / Roma
0.5%
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
22.3%
216 of
970 pupils
1.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
42.6
3.4 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.07 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
8.81%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.59 pts
higher than
England
School
8.81%
Wyre Forest
6.58%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.20%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.39 pts
higher than
England
School
23.20%
Wyre Forest
18.22%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.19%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.39 pts
higher than
England
School
5.19%
Wyre Forest
1.85%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.3%
8.9 pts
above England
The Bewdley School
101.3%
Wyre Forest
88.3%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.