SCHOOL PROFILE

Westacre Middle School

Middle deemed primary Community school URN 116778
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 450 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 9 – 12 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Middle deemed primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 444 444 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 200 45.0% of pupils
Male pupils 244 55.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.6%
1.8 pts above England
School 26.6%
Wychavon 17.5%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

3.6%
16.7 pts below England
School 3.6%
Wychavon 10.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wychavon 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.5%
384
Unclassified
4.1%
18
Any other White background
3.4%
15
African
1.1%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
4
Indian
0.9%
4
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 27.7% 123 of 444 pupils
6.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.7%
Wychavon 23.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.7% 83 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts above
EHC plans 9.0% 40 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 36
Specific learning difficulty 30
Speech, language & communication 24
Autistic spectrum disorder 19
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Physical disability 2

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

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
Wychavon 59.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

73.0%

0.8 pts below England

School 73.0%
Wychavon 73.3%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Wychavon 71.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Wychavon 69.1%
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

5.89%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.33 pts lower than England
School 5.89%
Wychavon 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.08%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.26 pts higher than England
School 16.08%
Wychavon 13.48%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.32%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.48 pts lower than England
School 1.32%
Wychavon 1.08%
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 middle deemed primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.7% 5.8 pts above England
Westacre Middle School
98.7%
Wychavon
92.7%
West Midlands
92.7%
England
92.8%
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