SCHOOL PROFILE

Callow End CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 147498
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 July 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 December 2019
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 13 January 2020
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 109 102 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 52 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 57 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.3%
17.5 pts below England
School 7.3%
Malvern Hills 16.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Malvern Hills 4.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
91.7%
100
Any other Mixed background
3.7%
4
Gypsy / Roma
1.8%
2
Any other White background
0.9%
1
Indian
0.9%
1
Unclassified
0.9%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.6% 17 of 109 pupils
5.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.6%
Malvern Hills 23.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.0% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts below
EHC plans 4.6% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
No specialist assessment yet 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Malvern Hills 60.8%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Malvern Hills 78.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Malvern Hills 71.1%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.40 pts lower than England
School 3.81%
Malvern Hills 5.23%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.82 pts lower than England
School 10.00%
Malvern Hills 11.20%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

103.8% 15.6 pts above England
Callow End CofE Primary School
103.8%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information