Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School

Perry Wood Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its 'good' rating from a previous inspection. However, the evidence observed indicates a potential for an 'outstanding' rating if a graded inspection were conducted. The school's comprehensive curriculum is aimed at ambitious learning, emphasizing reading and mathematics while also offering a wide array of enrichment opportunities that foster personal growth and interests. Parents express strong satisfaction with how well their children adapt to school life, particularly in the early years. The school's dedication to emotional well-being and effective behaviour management contributes significantly to a positive learning environment.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve exceptionally well by the time they leave school.
• There is a strong focus on reading and mathematics, fostering a passion for learning.
• The curriculum is meticulously planned and effectively delivered by knowledgeable teachers.
• Extensive enrichment opportunities enhance pupils' personal development.
• There is a high level of respect and good behaviour among pupils.

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 Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School attended 93.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.9% 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, 2.1% of pupils at Perry Wood Primary and Nursery 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 Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School had 18.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 14.3% of pupils at Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.3% 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 Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School received £6,860 and spent £7,355 for each of its 382 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £469,000 (£1,229 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of The Griffin Schools Trust, income was £7,909 and spending £8,064 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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All schools in Worcester · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School is part of The Griffin Schools Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Bramford Primary School Bilston
• Chivenor Primary School Birmingham
• Exhall Junior School Warwickshire
• Park Lane Primary School Nuneaton
• Race Leys Junior School Bedworth
• Nicholas Chamberlaine School Bedworth
• Lammas School London
• Willow Brook Primary School Academy London
• Riverley Primary School London
• Saxon Way Primary School Gillingham

What is Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School have?

Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School has 398 pupils on roll.

What age range does Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School cover?

Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School?

Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School is at St Albans Close, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1PP.