OFSTED
29 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
30 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
84
84 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
44
52.4% of pupils
Male pupils
40
47.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.6 pts
above England
School
27.4%
Malvern Hills
16.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.3 pts
below England
School
6.0%
Malvern Hills
4.2%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Malvern Hills
0.1%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.1%
74
White and Asian
4.8%
4
Indian
2.4%
2
Any other White background
1.2%
1
Gypsy / Roma
1.2%
1
White and Black African
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
36.9%
31 of
84 pupils
16.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
8.3 pts
above
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
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Reading
5.2 pts above England
School
79.0%
Malvern Hills
78.7%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Writing
13.3 pts below England
School
57.0%
Malvern Hills
71.1%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
Malvern Hills
73.3%
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
8.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.01 pts
higher than
England
School
8.23%
Malvern Hills
5.23%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
higher than
England
School
16.47%
Malvern Hills
11.20%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.73 pts
higher than
England
School
3.53%
Malvern Hills
1.11%
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
80.0%
8.2 pts
below England
Madresfield CofE Primary School
80.0%
Malvern Hills
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.