Offmore Primary School, KIDDERMINSTER

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Offmore 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.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a culture where pupils understand the importance of coming to school."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have embedded inclusion in every aspect of the school's work, from the early years through to transition to secondary school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically achieve well in national tests."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have implemented effective programmes of study for reading, writing and mathematics."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are passionate about the community they serve."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a personal development programme that provides pupils with the experiences and knowledge they need to become respectful, thoughtful citizens."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that pupils develop detailed knowledge across the curriculum, including in the personal, social, health and economic and relationships and health education areas of study"; "Leaders should ensure that they carefully check the implementation of the planned foundation curriculum so that pupils have the prior knowledge to consistently progress successfully through the programme of study".

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Offmore Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Offmore Primary School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Offmore Primary School are Comberton Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths); St Ambrose Catholic Primary (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); St George's CofE School (0.7 miles, Good, 48% reading, 52% maths); and St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School (1 mile, Requires improvement, 70% reading, 52% maths).

Offmore Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Offmore Primary School had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Kidderminster Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Offmore Shops (adjacent), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 175 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Offmore Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Offmore Primary School are King Charles I School (0.6 miles) and Holy Trinity School (0.6 miles).