OFSTED
12 July 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,039
1,039 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
467
44.9% of pupils
Male pupils
572
55.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.5 pts
above England
School
26.3%
Wyre Forest
24.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.8 pts
below England
School
2.5%
Wyre Forest
6.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
Wyre Forest
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.8%
912
Gypsy / Roma
2.4%
25
Any other White background
2.2%
23
White and Black Caribbean
1.9%
20
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
14
Unclassified
1.0%
10
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
18.3%
190 of
1,039 pupils
2.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
below
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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
39.7
0.5 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.70 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
12.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.41 pts
higher than
England
School
12.62%
Wyre Forest
6.58%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
39.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
23.22 pts
higher than
England
School
39.04%
Wyre Forest
18.22%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.79%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.98 pts
higher than
England
School
7.79%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
69.3%
23.1 pts
below England
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
69.3%
Wyre Forest
88.3%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.