OFSTED
24 September 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
ST RAPHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
189
189 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
88
46.6% of pupils
Male pupils
101
53.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.3 pts
below England
School
17.5%
Redditch
24.2%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.7 pts
above England
School
45.0%
Redditch
18.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Redditch
0.1%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
42.3%
80
Any other White background
15.9%
30
Indian
12.7%
24
Unclassified
6.9%
13
Any other Mixed background
5.8%
11
African
4.2%
8
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
21.7%
41 of
189 pupils
0.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.3 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.52 pts
lower than
England
School
3.69%
Redditch
7.63%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.80%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.02 pts
lower than
England
School
5.80%
Redditch
17.92%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.72%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.08 pts
lower than
England
School
0.72%
Redditch
3.37%
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
84.0%
4.2 pts
below England
St Thomas More Catholic First School
84.0%
Redditch
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.