OFSTED
19 June 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
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
86
86 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
37
43.0% of pupils
Male pupils
49
57.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.0 pts
below England
School
12.8%
Wychavon
17.5%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.5 pts
below England
School
5.8%
Wychavon
10.8%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
89.5%
77
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
3
Indian
2.3%
2
Irish
2.3%
2
Any other Asian background
1.2%
1
Any other White background
1.2%
1
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
23.3%
20 of
86 pupils
2.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
46.0%
14.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Reading
3.2 pts above England
School
77.0%
Wychavon
73.3%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
Wychavon
71.8%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.47 pts
lower than
England
School
3.75%
Wychavon
5.53%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.24 pts
lower than
England
School
6.58%
Wychavon
13.48%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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 primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.9%
6.3 pts
below England
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
81.9%
Wychavon
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.