SCHOOL PROFILE

Bewdley Primary School

Primary Community school URN 135076
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 460 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
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 431 402 full-time · 29 part-time
Female pupils 206 47.8% of pupils
Male pupils 225 52.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.6%
3.2 pts below England
School 21.6%
Wyre Forest 24.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.6%
18.7 pts below England
School 1.6%
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
92.3%
398
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
10
Any other White background
1.9%
8
Gypsy / Roma
1.4%
6
Indian
0.7%
3
White and Asian
0.7%
3
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 24.4% 105 of 431 pupils
3.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.4%
Wyre Forest 24.6%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.4% 88 pupils
England 14.8% 5.6 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 46
Social, emotional & mental health 38
Specific learning difficulty 12
No specialist assessment yet 5
Other difficulty or disability 1
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

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Wyre Forest 57.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Wyre Forest 69.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Wyre Forest 67.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
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

5.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.09 pts lower than England
School 5.12%
Wyre Forest 6.58%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.31%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.50 pts lower than England
School 13.31%
Wyre Forest 18.22%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.13%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 1.13%
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

93.7% 5.5 pts above England
Bewdley Primary School
93.7%
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