OFSTED
8 April 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
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
766
766 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
382
49.9% of pupils
Male pupils
384
50.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.6 pts
above England
School
36.4%
Wyre Forest
24.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.2 pts
below England
School
6.1%
Wyre Forest
6.1%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Wyre Forest
0.2%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.1%
667
Any other White background
4.4%
34
Gypsy / Roma
1.7%
13
Any other ethnic group
1.6%
12
African
1.2%
9
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
9
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
21.8%
167 of
766 pupils
1.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 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
36.6
2.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.87 · 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
12.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.38 pts
higher than
England
School
12.59%
Wyre Forest
6.58%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
40.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.64 pts
higher than
England
School
40.46%
Wyre Forest
18.22%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.25%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.45 pts
higher than
England
School
8.25%
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
71.7%
20.6 pts
below England
Baxter College
71.7%
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.