Kempsey Primary School

Kempsey Primary School has been rated as good overall in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school fosters a positive and happy environment for its pupils, who enjoy their lessons and extracurricular activities. There is a strong emphasis on high standards of behavior and an inclusive culture that encourages respect for diversity. While the leadership has successfully implemented improvements in key areas such as mathematics and reading, challenges remain, particularly in ensuring consistent outcomes across all subjects and addressing previous dips in performance in reading, writing, and mathematics for Year 6 pupils in 2019.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and enjoy their work.
• Strong emphasis on high standards of behavior and attitudes.
• Effective leadership with high expectations for pupils.
• Good early years provision with children adapting quickly.
• Leaders foster a love of reading throughout the school.
• Wealth of extracurricular activities available for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Lower standards and progress in reading, writing, and mathematics noted in 2019.
• Inconsistent implementations of curriculum plans, particularly in design and technology.
• Lack of monitoring the participation of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND in activities.

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 Kempsey Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Kempsey Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Kempsey Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.4% 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, 11.4% of pupils at Kempsey Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% 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 Kempsey Primary School received £6,287 and spent £6,231 for each of its 359 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £196,000 (£546 per pupil).

Across all 4 schools of Hanley and Upton Educational Trust, income was £7,193 and spending £6,992 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

Kempsey Primary School is part of Hanley and Upton Educational Trust, which runs 4 schools. The nearest others:

• Hanley Castle High School Worcester
• Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School Hanley Swan
• Welland Primary School Malvern

What is Kempsey Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Kempsey Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Kempsey Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Kempsey Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Kempsey Primary School have?

Kempsey Primary School has 386 pupils on roll.

What age range does Kempsey Primary School cover?

Kempsey Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Kempsey Primary School?

Kempsey Primary School is at Ellsdon, Kempsey, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 3NT.