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

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~422m)Possible (~603m)Unlikely (~784m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Sarah Perrett
Pupils:212 / 216 capacity
LA:Worcestershire
Phone:01562824327
Address:Stoney Lane, Kidderminster, DY10 2LX
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2007

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 11 March 2025View full report
URN:135057
UKPRN:10079954
Diocese:Diocese of Worcester
Constituency:Wyre Forest
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its November 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

58.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+2ppWriting-11pp

Reading has remained stable at around 70%. Maths has remained stable at around 52%. Writing has declined from 59% to 48%.

Class Sizes

22.2

Avg class size

25.0

Infant (KS1)

26.0

KS2

9

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Springfield Lane (adj)
126m · 2 min walk
Horsefair (Northbound)
314m · 5 min walk
Gheluvelt Avenue (Adj)
369m · 6 min walk
Long Acre (opp)
375m · 6 min walk
Usmere Road (opp)
630m · 10 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

212 pupils

216 capacity

4 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Kidderminster

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,199
Projected new pupils:300

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Kidderminster

Admissions Demand - Worcestershire

Low demand0.80x oversubscription

Places available

6,938

Applications

5,554

Got 1st preference

94.3%

Got preferred school

98.5%

Primary admissions across Worcestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(13)

11 March 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
9 November 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsRequires Improvement
6 June 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.27676%

Overall absence

18.07229%

Persistent absence

166

Enrolments

Authorised4.22999%
Unauthorised2.04677%
Persistent (10%+)18.07229%
Severe (50%+)1.20482%

Absence trend

6.94648%
18/19
6.29943%
20/21
9.35663%
21/22
7.38828%
22/23
6.60204%
23/24
6.27676%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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