Suckley Primary School, Worcester
Suckley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Worcester, part of Suckley School. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in May 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 39 schools in Worcester with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.6 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 104% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- 1.6 first choices per place
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Worcestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Suckley Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Suckley Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 86% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Suckley Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Suckley Primary School as their first choice and 36 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Suckley Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Suckley Primary School are Cradley CofE Primary School (2.7 miles, Requires improvement, 60% reading, 67% maths); Brockhampton Primary School (3.2 miles, Good, 74% reading, 84% maths); Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 100% reading, 88% maths); and Northleigh CofE Primary School (4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 74% maths).
Suckley Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Cradley CofE Primary SchoolBrockhampton Primary SchoolBroadwas CofE Aided Primary SchoolNorthleigh CofE Primary School
The trust
Suckley Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.
What parents say
50 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Suckley Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (86%).
Who goes there
11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Suckley Primary School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Suckley Primary School.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78).
Suspensions and exclusions
Suckley Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's May 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Suckley Primary School creates an inclusive, caring environment where every child's well-being is at the heart of what they do. Teachers explain new learning very clearly, check understanding regularly, and provide excellent support for pupils with additional needs. The school enriches learning through exciting themes, outdoor learning, school visits including to an inner-city school in Birmingham, and a Year 6 work experience programme in local businesses.
Key Strengths
- Broad and carefully ordered curriculum that helps pupils build deep knowledge over time
- Strong focus on foundational literacy and maths skills through daily practice sessions
- Exceptional personal development support including work experience in local businesses
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and positive attitudes to learning
- Effective early reading programme with regular phonics practice and catch-up support for those who need it
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a strong open culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Work experience programme in local businesses, school visits including to contrasting location in Birmingham, outdoor learning activities, before- and after-school club
Suckley Primary School is an inspirational school where pupils flourish and receive an excellent start to their education. The school is ambitious with high expectations for all pupils, who achieve exceptionally well across the curriculum.
At a Glance
11.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
50 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 86% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 86% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 71% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.7
Avg class size
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Suckley Primary School
Newsletter 02/10/2026
2 Oct 2026
Newsletter 25/09/2026
25 Sep 2026
Newsletter 18/09/2026
21 Sep 2026
Newsletter 11/09/2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 17/07/2026
17 Jul 2026
Newsletter 10/07/2026
10 Jul 2026
From Suckley Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Keep up with Suckley Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Suckley Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Fledglings Nursery School - Pre-school, 0.3 milesOfsted, 31 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Acton Mill Education - Pre-school, 1.1 miles
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Suckley Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Suckley Primary School is in Worcestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Worcestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Suckley Primary School
Will you get a place at Suckley Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 22 first choices for 14 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
£9.99 once (inc. VAT; £19.99 for up to three schools), or Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time. What's in the report
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
104%
Over capacity
87 pupils
84 places
3 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Worcestershire council
Places available
6,801
Applications
5,492
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Worcestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.6 first choices per place
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Malvern North planning area (Worcestershire) will have 370 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
11
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
14.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
95
Total Pupils
54
Boys
41
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
13.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,582
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,670
Per pupil
£644k
Total funding
£15k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.6%
Overall absence
5.1%
Persistent absence
79
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Suckley Primary School
What are SATs results like at Suckley Primary School?
Of the pupils at Suckley Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is Suckley Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Suckley Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in January 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
Is it hard to get a place at Suckley Primary School?
Suckley Primary School was full in 2025, at 104% of its 84 places.
How big are the classes at Suckley Primary School?
Classes at Suckley Primary School average 23.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Suckley Primary School?
Suckley Primary School has around 95 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Suckley Primary School?
3.6% of sessions were missed at Suckley Primary School in 2024/25. 5.1% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Suckley Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. The typical figure for schools in Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Suckley Primary School?
Suckley Primary School is at Church Lane, Suckley, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 5DE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)