OFSTED
2 March 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
29 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
1 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,140
1,140 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
542
47.5% of pupils
Male pupils
598
52.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.1 pts
above England
School
27.9%
Wyre Forest
24.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.3 pts
below England
School
11.0%
Wyre Forest
6.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Wyre Forest
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.5%
906
Any other White background
4.6%
52
African
4.3%
49
Pakistani
1.6%
18
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
16
White and Asian
1.2%
14
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
18.4%
210 of
1,140 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 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
44.0
4.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.33 · 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
8.39%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.17 pts
higher than
England
School
8.39%
Wyre Forest
6.58%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.59%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.78 pts
higher than
England
School
24.59%
Wyre Forest
18.22%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.62%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.82 pts
higher than
England
School
3.62%
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
87.4%
4.9 pts
below England
King Charles I School
87.4%
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.