OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
12 October 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
30 November 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Worcestershire
Trust
MERCIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
182
182 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
88
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
94
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.0 pts
below England
School
8.8%
Malvern Hills
16.3%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
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.
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
80.8%
147
Unclassified
11.0%
20
Any other White background
3.3%
6
White and Asian
1.6%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
2
Gypsy / Roma
1.1%
2
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
24.2%
44 of
182 pupils
3.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 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
56.0%
4.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
Malvern Hills
78.7%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Malvern Hills
71.1%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
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
3.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.31 pts
lower than
England
School
3.90%
Malvern Hills
5.23%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.36%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.45 pts
lower than
England
School
7.36%
Malvern Hills
11.20%
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%
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
86.7%
1.5 pts
below England
Leigh and Bransford Primary School
86.7%
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.