Schools in Tenbury Wells
Worcestershire · 4 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Worcestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Worcestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Tenbury Wells (4)
- Burford CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · WR15 8AT
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 65% expected (2025) - Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WR15 8JQ
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 34% expected (2025) - Tenbury CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · WR15 8BS
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 84% expected (2025) - Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · WR15 8XA
Ofsted: Good (2024)Attainment 8: 47 (2026)98% of first choices got in
By type:Primary schools in Tenbury Wells (3)Secondary schools in Tenbury Wells (1)
4
3 primary · 1 secondary
888
92% capacity used
3
0 outstanding · 3 good
967
79 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Tenbury Wells
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
47.0
GCSE Eng+Maths
47.6%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
151 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +38 primary and +27 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
88% occupied · 57 spare places
Secondary Schools
95% occupied · 22 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Tenbury Wells
How many schools are there in Tenbury Wells?
Tenbury Wells has 4 open schools: 3 state primary and 1 state secondary or all-through.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Are there any Outstanding schools in Tenbury Wells?
None of the 4 graded schools in Tenbury Wells currently holds an Outstanding rating. 4 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Tenbury Wells have the best SATs results?
Of the 3 primary schools in Tenbury Wells with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Tenbury CofE Primary School (77% in reading, 90% in maths); Burford CofE Primary School (65% in reading, 65% in maths); and Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School (50% in reading, 17% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Tenbury CofE Primary SchoolBurford CofE Primary SchoolLindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Tenbury Wells?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Tenbury Wells selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Tenbury Wells have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Tenbury Wells have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Tenbury Wells?
Apply to your council - Worcestershire or Shropshire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.