Westacre Middle School

Westacre Middle School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The strong leadership and high expectations set by staff contribute to a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe, happy, and engaged in their education. The curriculum is ambitious and supports all pupils, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with special educational needs. Furthermore, the school promotes personal development through a wide range of extra-curricular activities, which students value highly. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly regarding the effectiveness of some reading strategies and the use of assessments to inform teaching.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with high expectations for pupils and staff.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Comprehensive extra-curricular offerings that enhance learning.
• High levels of pupil engagement and pride in the school.
• Effective safeguarding procedures in place.
• Ambitious and inclusive curriculum that addresses a range of needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some reading strategies do not effectively support phonics development.
• Summative assessments are not always effective in informing teachers' understanding of pupils' progress.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Westacre Middle School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.8% of pupils at Westacre Middle School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Westacre Middle School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.7% of pupils at Westacre Middle School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 9.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Westacre Middle School received £7,429 and spent £7,228 for each of its 444 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £632,000 (£1,424 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Westacre Middle School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Westacre Middle School is Good, from an inspection in October 2022.

When was Westacre Middle School last inspected by Ofsted?

Westacre Middle School was last inspected in October 2022.

How many pupils does Westacre Middle School have?

Westacre Middle School has 444 pupils on roll.

What age range does Westacre Middle School cover?

Westacre Middle School for pupils aged 9 to 12.

What are Westacre Middle School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Westacre Middle School?

Westacre Middle School is at Ombersley Way, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0AA.