SCHOOL PROFILE

Blackminster Middle School

Middle deemed secondary Community school URN 116960
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 390 Published school capacity
Capacity used 55.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 10 – 13 Statutory age range
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

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.3%
1.5 pts above England
School 26.3%
Wychavon 17.5%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.1%
10.2 pts below England
School 10.1%
Wychavon 10.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Wychavon 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.9%
169
Any other White background
11.1%
24
Unclassified
7.4%
16
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
1
Bangladeshi
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%
School 29.5%
Wychavon 23.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
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
Hearing impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

38.0% 22.4 pts below England
School 38.0%
Wychavon 59.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Wychavon 73.3%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

57.0%

13.3 pts below England

School 57.0%
Wychavon 71.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

49.0%

23.0 pts below England

School 49.0%
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

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%
Wychavon
92.8%
West Midlands
89.8%
England
89.8%
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