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Stottesdon CofE Primary School

Primary · Kidderminster · DY14 8UE

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 June 2025

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At a glance

118 pupils · 112% of 105 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
7.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://stottesdon-school.co.uk
URN
142312

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 17 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.13 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 4.724 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 6 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2020 to 2026. At its inspection on 3 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.13 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 17 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 4.724 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 4.724 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

12 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Shropshire average58.7%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Mappleborough Green CofE Primary SchoolStudley · 27 miles awayStrong standard81%
Wimbotsham and Stow AcademyKing's Lynn · 121 miles awayGood56%
St Nicolas' CofE VA School, DownderryTorpoint · 165 miles awayGood38%
Stanbury Village SchoolKeighley · 98 miles awayGood67%
Nether Stowey Church of England Primary SchoolBridgwater · 94 miles awayGood53%
Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolNelson · 98 miles awayOutstanding88%
Woodford Church of England Primary SchoolKettering · 80 miles awayGood62%
Cranford CofE Primary SchoolKettering · 78 miles awayGood69%
Christow Primary SchoolExeter · 133 miles awayGood100%
Brabins Endowed SchoolPreston · 100 miles awayOutstanding90%
Landscove Church of England Primary SchoolNr Ashburton · 146 miles awayGood85%
Grimley and Holt CofE Primary SchoolWorcester · 17 miles awayRequires improvement18%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Shropshire 87%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Shropshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Shropshire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Shropshire 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Shropshire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.36 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Shropshire: 1.89 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 26.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £54,466; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,084
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 85% (77%) · premises 1% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £40,000; in-year balance +£80,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.6%62.3%
Social housing5.6%17.1%
Privately rented14.8%20.5%
Detached houses57.4%22.9%
Flats1.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms26.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01028858 · how to read area figures

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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