SCHOOL PROFILE

Martley CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 147499
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 140 Published school capacity
Capacity used 114.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 November 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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 160 139 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 91 56.9% of pupils
Male pupils 69 43.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.4%
10.4 pts below England
School 14.4%
Malvern Hills 16.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.9%
18.4 pts below England
School 1.9%
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
92.5%
148
White and Asian
2.5%
4
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
2
Unclassified
1.3%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
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 22.5% 36 of 160 pupils
1.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.5%
Malvern Hills 23.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.6% 33 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts above
EHC plans 1.9% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 4.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Specific learning difficulty 3
Multi-sensory impairment 1
No specialist assessment yet 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

55.0% 5.4 pts below England
School 55.0%
Malvern Hills 60.8%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Malvern Hills 78.7%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Malvern Hills 71.1%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
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

4.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.96 pts lower than England
School 4.26%
Malvern Hills 5.23%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.70%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.12 pts lower than England
School 8.70%
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

114.3% 26.1 pts above England
Martley CofE Primary School
114.3%
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