Birchen Coppice AcademySutton Park Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Kidderminster.

Summary of the comparison

Birchen Coppice Academy and Sutton Park Primary School are primary schools in Kidderminster.

  • Birchen Coppice Academy scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Sutton Park Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Sutton Park Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Birchen Coppice Academy was judged the expected standard and Sutton Park Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 31.0% for Birchen Coppice Academy and 81.0% for Sutton Park Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Birchen Coppice Academy (29.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Sutton Park Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Birchen Coppice Academy versus Sutton Park Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure KidderminsterBirchen Coppice AcademyKidderminsterSutton Park Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF33/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking113th of 173 in Worcestershire 8th of 173 in Worcestershire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll183 241
Capacity210 246
LocationKidderminster, DY11 7JJ Kidderminster, DY11 6PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard31.0% 81.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 16.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score98.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census183 241
Free school meals (ever 6)73.3% 26.9%
English as an additional language3.8% 7.1%
SEN support20.8% 26.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence8.5% 7.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.2% 22.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Birchen Coppice Academy

Sutton Park Primary School

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