Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School, Worcester

Coming up: an open evening on Friday 30 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (89% in reading, 89% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 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 Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School are Nunnery Wood Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 75% maths); Hollymount School (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 80% maths); Stanley Road Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 61% maths); and The Lyppard Grange Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 81% reading, 86% maths).

Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School is one of 13 schools run by The Griffin Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

43.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (44%), Asian (31%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

In 2026, 57 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 25 (6.3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, about 1150 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Peterborough Close (opposite), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 327 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School issued 11 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School are Nunnery Wood High School (0.7 miles), Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (1.1 miles), Bishop Perowne CofE College (1.3 miles) and Tudor Grange Academy Worcester (1.4 miles).