SCHOOL PROFILE

Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139001
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 484 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 May 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust THE GRIFFIN SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 398 368 full-time · 30 part-time
Female pupils 195 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 203 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

23.9%
0.9 pts below England
School 23.9%
Worcester 20.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

43.5%
23.2 pts above England
School 43.5%
Worcester 15.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
44.0%
175
Pakistani
11.6%
46
Indian
11.3%
45
Any other Asian background
6.8%
27
Any other ethnic group
6.5%
26
Any other White background
6.3%
25
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 20.6% 82 of 398 pupils
0.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.6%
Worcester 23.4%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 6.3% 25 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 38
Specific learning difficulty 26
Other difficulty or disability 7
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Physical disability 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 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

82.0% 21.6 pts above England
School 82.0%
Worcester 57.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

91.0%

17.2 pts above England

School 91.0%
Worcester 69.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Worcester 64.9%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.40%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.18 pts higher than England
School 6.40%
Worcester 7.43%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.86%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.05 pts higher than England
School 18.86%
Worcester 18.83%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.80%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.01 pts lower than England
School 1.80%
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

82.2% 6.0 pts below England
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School
82.2%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information