Bewdley Primary SchoolBirchen Coppice Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Bewdley Primary School and Birchen Coppice Academy are primary schools.
Bewdley Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Birchen Coppice Academy scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Bewdley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Bewdley Primary School was judged the expected standard and Birchen Coppice Academy was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Bewdley Primary School and 31.0% for Birchen Coppice Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bewdley Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Birchen Coppice Academy (29.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BewdleyBewdley Primary School | KidderminsterBirchen Coppice Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D51/100Stronger figure | F33/100 | |
| Local ranking | 72nd of 173 in Worcestershire Stronger figure | 113th of 173 in Worcestershire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 421 | 183 | |
| Capacity | 460 | 210 | |
| Location | Bewdley, DY12 1BL | Kidderminster, DY11 7JJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 69.0% Stronger figure | 31.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 98.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 421 | 183 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.7% | 73.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% | 3.8% | |
| SEN support | 19.5% | 20.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 3.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% Stronger figure | 8.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.3% Stronger figure | 30.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bewdley Primary School
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