St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School, Kidderminster

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am extremely proud to be the head teacher of St Mary's Primary School. Everyday I see our children enjoy their learning and achieving increasingly well. Every day I see the staff working their socks off to make that learning enjoyable and helping pupils to achieve their best."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:15am.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 52% 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 (68% in reading, 50% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 24 families put St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School are St George's CofE School Kidderminster (0.4 miles, Good, 48% reading, 52% maths); St Ambrose Catholic Primary (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 79% maths); St Oswald's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 88% maths); and St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 78% maths).

St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

55.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (63%), Asian (13%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 78 pupils (36.8%) received SEN support and 14 (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.

St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs: 24 places, 16 pupils on roll.

St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 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 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springfield Lane (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 351 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School are Holy Trinity School (0.5 miles), King Charles I School (1 mile), Baxter College (1.2 miles) and Wolverley CofE Secondary School (1.5 miles).