OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
19 March 2024
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Middle deemed secondary
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
217
217 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
110
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
107
49.3% of pupils
1.5 pts
above England
School
26.3%
Wychavon
17.5%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
10.2 pts
below England
School
10.1%
Wychavon
10.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Wychavon
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
11.1%
24
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
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
29.5%
64 of
217 pupils
8.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
SEN support
24.0%
52 pupils
England
14.8%
9.2 pts
above
EHC plans
5.5%
12 pupils
England
6.0%
0.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Specific learning difficulty
17
Social, emotional & mental health
15
Speech, language & communication
15
Moderate learning difficulty
10
Autistic spectrum disorder
4
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
7.85%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.63 pts
higher than
England
School
7.85%
Wychavon
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
21.45%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.64 pts
higher than
England
School
21.45%
Wychavon
13.48%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
2.55%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.74 pts
higher than
England
School
2.55%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
55.6%
34.1 pts
below England
Blackminster Middle School
55.6%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.