OFSTED
Latest inspection
9 June 2026
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
11 May 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
30 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
155
155 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
76
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
79
51.0% of pupils
18.4 pts
above England
School
43.2%
Wyre Forest
24.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
12.6 pts
below England
School
7.7%
Wyre Forest
6.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
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 and Black Caribbean
7.1%
11
Any other White background
4.5%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
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
21.9%
34 of
155 pupils
1.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
15.5%
24 pupils
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
above
EHC plans
6.5%
10 pupils
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Speech, language & communication
13
Other difficulty or disability
5
Social, emotional & mental health
5
Moderate learning difficulty
4
Autistic spectrum disorder
3
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.
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
5.83%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.39 pts
lower than
England
School
5.83%
Wyre Forest
6.58%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
18.59%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.77 pts
higher than
England
School
18.59%
Wyre Forest
18.22%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
0.64%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.16 pts
lower than
England
School
0.64%
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
75.2%
12.9 pts
below England
St Oswald's CofE Primary School
75.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.