SCHOOL PROFILE

St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 141444
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 54.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 February 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust EMMAUS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 114 114 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 53 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 61 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.3%
8.5 pts above England
School 33.3%
Wyre Forest 24.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.6%
17.7 pts below England
School 2.6%
Wyre Forest 6.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.8%
0.8 pts above England
School 1.8%
Wyre Forest 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.7%
92
Traveller of Irish heritage
8.8%
10
White and Black African
2.6%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
2
Any other White background
1.8%
2
African
0.9%
1
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 19.3% 22 of 114 pupils
1.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.3%
Wyre Forest 24.6%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.0% 16 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts below
EHC plans 5.3% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
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

76.0% 15.6 pts above England
School 76.0%
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

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Wyre Forest 67.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
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

8.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.77 pts higher than England
School 8.99%
Wyre Forest 6.58%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.18 pts higher than England
School 25.00%
Wyre Forest 18.22%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.13%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.32 pts higher than England
School 3.13%
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

54.3% 33.9 pts below England
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School
54.3%
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