Best Schools in Kidderminster

How many schools are there in Kidderminster?

Kidderminster has 34 open schools: 23 state primary, 6 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent and 4 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Kidderminster are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in Kidderminster were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Heronswood Primary School, Sutton Park Primary School, Continu Plus Academy and Stottesdon CofE Primary School. Counting Good as well, 87% of the 30 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Heronswood Primary SchoolSutton Park Primary SchoolContinu Plus AcademyStottesdon CofE Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Kidderminster get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in Kidderminster with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Holy Trinity School, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.2 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; King Charles I School, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Lacon Childe School, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.5 and 34% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Holy Trinity SchoolKing Charles I SchoolThe Lacon Childe School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Kidderminster have the best SATs results?

Of the 23 primary schools in Kidderminster with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Sutton Park Primary School (84% in reading, 87% in maths); Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School (87% in reading, 81% in maths); and St Oswald's CofE Primary School (79% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Sutton Park Primary SchoolChaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary SchoolSt Oswald's CofE Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Kidderminster?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Kidderminster selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

How close do you need to live to get into schools in Kidderminster?

It depends on the school, and the cut-off moves every year with the number of applications. Worcestershire published how far the last place offered went at these schools: Holy Trinity School, 5.373 miles for 2021 entry; Sutton Park Primary School, 0.718 miles for 2021 entry. These are the authority's own figures, not fixed boundaries.

Holy Trinity SchoolSutton Park Primary School

Source: Worcestershire admissions booklets

How do I apply for a school place in Kidderminster?

Apply to your council - Worcestershire or Shropshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.