OFSTED
7 February 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
12 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
4 March 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
208
192 full-time ·
16 part-time
Female pupils
98
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
110
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.5 pts
above England
School
43.3%
Wyre Forest
24.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.1 pts
below England
School
7.2%
Wyre Forest
6.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
78.8%
164
Gypsy / Roma
8.7%
18
Any other White background
3.4%
7
Indian
2.9%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
5
African
1.0%
2
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
26.4%
55 of
208 pupils
5.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
Wyre Forest
69.9%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Writing
10.3 pts below England
School
60.0%
Wyre Forest
67.8%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.67 pts
higher than
England
School
7.89%
Wyre Forest
6.58%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.68 pts
higher than
England
School
28.49%
Wyre Forest
18.22%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.23%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.43 pts
higher than
England
School
2.23%
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
66.0%
22.2 pts
below England
St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School
66.0%
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.