Astley CofE Primary School, Stourport-on-Severn

Ofsted's report card from its 6 May 2026 inspection grades Astley CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "The provision in the early years is of a very high quality indeed."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have created a highly inclusive culture that reflects the changing needs of their pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders at Astley have created a highly effective personal development programme, including relationships and sex education."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils at Astley make steady progress as they move through the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders track pupils' attendance rigorously and know families well."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have made improvements to the curriculum and teaching approaches."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are passionate, driven and have pupils' best interests at the heart of everything they do, particularly pupils who are disadvantaged, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities or those who have had support from children's social care."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure staff's expectations of pupils' behaviour and what they can achieve are consistently high so that pupils develop dedication to their learning and achieve as well as possible across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers adapt tasks and activities precisely so that learning is consistently well matched to pupils' needs and provides challenge so all pupils achieve as well as they should".

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at Astley CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 93% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 6 families put Astley CofE Primary School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Astley CofE Primary School are St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 67% maths); Stourport Primary Academy (2.4 miles, Good, 47% reading, 56% maths); Lickhill Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 96% reading, 81% maths); and St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School (2.5 miles, Requires improvement, 83% reading, 76% maths).

Astley CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 8 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 6 (6.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Astley CofE Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Astley CofE Primary School.

In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78).

Astley CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.