OFSTED
22 November 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
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
219
218 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
112
51.1% of pupils
Male pupils
107
48.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.5 pts
below England
School
18.3%
Bromsgrove
14.0%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.5 pts
below England
School
17.8%
Bromsgrove
3.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Bromsgrove
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.5%
150
African
5.9%
13
Any other White background
5.5%
12
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
9
Any other Asian background
2.7%
6
White and Black African
2.7%
6
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
19.6%
43 of
219 pupils
1.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.25%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.97 pts
lower than
England
School
5.25%
Bromsgrove
5.65%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.90%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.08 pts
higher than
England
School
15.90%
Bromsgrove
13.92%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.51%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.29 pts
lower than
England
School
0.51%
Bromsgrove
1.35%
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
67.2%
21.0 pts
below England
St Peter's Catholic First School
67.2%
Bromsgrove
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.