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Bewdley Primary School

Primary · Community school · Bewdley, DY12 1BL

Requires improvement

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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#5,515 of 15,057

Better than 63% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Bewdley Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages2 to 11
Pupils431
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Amanda Bradley
Local authorityWorcestershire
Opened01 Sept 2007
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 135076.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolWorcestershireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths69%, better than England, better than Worcestershire59%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.13%, better than England, better than Worcestershire7%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, similar to England, better than Worcestershire105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.106, similar to England, better than Worcestershire104105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, better than England, better than Worcestershire104105
Expected standard in reading83%, better than England, better than Worcestershire73%76%
Expected standard in writing75%, similar to England, better than Worcestershire71%73%
Expected standard in maths85%, better than England, better than Worcestershire72%75%
Pupils taking tests52--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils431
Girls206
Boys225
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.21.6%
First language not English1.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.390
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.7.1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.88
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.17
Average class size27

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
92.3%
White and Black Caribbean
2.3%
Other White
1.9%
Gypsy/Roma
1.4%
White and Asian
0.7%
Indian
0.7%
Other mixed
0.5%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
White and Black African
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.8
Teachers (FTE)19.21
Teaching assistants (FTE)21.95
Support staff (FTE)27.17
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2519.1
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2517.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.37
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.62
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.37
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.37
Applications from another local authority (Reception)2

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWorcestershireEngland
Overall absence5.3%, similar to England, similar to Worcestershire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.10.5%, better than England, similar to Worcestershire12%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.7%, worse than England, worse than Worcestershire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5.9%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.7%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Bewdley Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miSecondaryThe Bewdley SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.8 miNot applicableWribbenhall SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
1.1 miPrimarySt Anne's CofE VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
1.5 miPrimaryBirchen Coppice AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
1.6 miPrimarySutton Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.8 miSecondaryBaxter CollegeAcademy converter
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Bewdley Primary School

What is Bewdley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Bewdley Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 1 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Bewdley Primary School rank in England?

Bewdley Primary School ranks 5,515 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 63% of schools).

What are Bewdley Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 69% of pupils at Bewdley Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Bewdley Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Bewdley Primary School made 37 offers from 62 applications (1.7 per offer), and 37 of 37 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Bewdley Primary School?

Bewdley Primary School has 431 pupils aged 2 to 11.

What is the capacity of Bewdley Primary School?

Bewdley Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Bewdley Primary School?

At Bewdley Primary School, the average class had 27 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.7 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Bewdley Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Bewdley Primary School missed 5.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.