Suckley Primary School

Suckley Primary School is a small single-academy trust primary where pupils are described as flourishing in an inspirational, inclusive environment. This was its first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and its first section 5 inspection since 2014; under current arrangements the school receives no overall effectiveness grade, but inspectors found it performing at the highest level across all key judgements. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. The report highlights an ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum, strong literacy and mathematics foundations, and exceptionally effective implementation. Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, achieve exceptionally well and are fully included. Behaviour is exemplary, personal development support is exceptional, and the school provides rich experiences such as Year 6 work experience and links with an inner-city school. Reading and phonics are prioritised from early years, and staff know pupils well. Leadership is strong: staff feel supported, governors provide support and challenge, and parents are very positive. No areas for improvement are identified in the report, and inspectors found no weaknesses in provision.

Strengths

• Inspirational, inclusive school where pupils flourish and feel safe and cared for.
• Ambitious, broad and well-sequenced curriculum that builds pupils’ knowledge over time.
• Exceptionally effective curriculum implementation with strong teacher subject knowledge and clear explanations.
• Pupils achieve exceptionally well and are well prepared for secondary education.
• Exemplary behaviour and very positive attitudes to learning in classrooms and around school.
• Exceptional personal development with a wide, rich set of experiences, including Year 6 work experience.
• Strong focus on literacy and mathematics, with daily basic-skills practice and regular fluency work.
• Reading and phonics prioritised from early years, with regular assessment and quick catch-up support.
• Early identification and effective support for pupils with SEND, who are fully included.
• Calm and purposeful environment with polite, respectful pupils who trust adults.
• Staff are proud to work at the school and feel well supported with well-being and workload.
• Governors provide strong support and challenge, and parents are very positive.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements.

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 Suckley Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.1% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Suckley Primary 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 Suckley Primary School had 25.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% 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, 11.6% of pupils at Suckley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.2% 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 2024–25 Suckley Primary School received £8,517 and spent £7,816 for each of its 87 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £77,000 (£885 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Suckley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Suckley Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Suckley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Suckley Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Suckley Primary School have?

Suckley Primary School has 95 pupils on roll.

What age range does Suckley Primary School cover?

Suckley Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Suckley Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Suckley Primary School?

Suckley Primary School is at Church Lane, Suckley, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 5DE.