SCHOOL PROFILE

Cookley Sebright Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 135048
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 109.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

9 April 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
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 230 218 full-time · 12 part-time
Female pupils 108 47.0% of pupils
Male pupils 122 53.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

24.8%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 24.8%
Wyre Forest 24.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.4%
19.9 pts below England
School 0.4%
Wyre Forest 6.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
92.2%
212
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.7%
4
Gypsy / Roma
1.3%
3
Unclassified
0.9%
2
White and Asian
0.9%
2
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 33.0% 76 of 230 pupils
12.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.0%
Wyre Forest 24.6%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 30.0% 69 pupils
England 14.8% 15.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 7 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 42
No specialist assessment yet 15
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Hearing impairment 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

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

65.0% 4.6 pts above England
School 65.0%
Wyre Forest 57.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

68.0%

5.8 pts below England

School 68.0%
Wyre Forest 69.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Wyre Forest 67.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

77.0%

5.0 pts above England

School 77.0%
Wyre Forest 70.2%
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

5.18%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.04 pts lower than England
School 5.18%
Wyre Forest 6.58%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.38%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.43 pts lower than England
School 10.38%
Wyre Forest 18.22%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

109.5% 21.3 pts above England
Cookley Sebright Primary School
109.5%
Wyre Forest
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