Inkberrow Primary School

Inkberrow Primary School is a small primary school within the Avonreach Academy Trust. This was its first section 5 inspection; it had previously been judged outstanding as Inkberrow First School before converting to academy status and extending its age range to become a full primary. Inspectors found provision to be exceptional across the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years. No overall effectiveness grade is awarded under the current framework. Pupils thrive in a caring, nurturing and ambitious environment. The curriculum is coherently planned from Reception to Year 6, reading is a particular strength, and pupils with SEND are well supported. Behaviour and attendance are exemplary, and personal development is enriched through pupil leadership, charity work, outdoor learning and an exceptional ‘aspiration curriculum’ that introduces pupils to a wide range of careers. Safeguarding arrangements are effective. No substantive weaknesses or next steps were identified in the report. Some parents expressed concerns about the quality of SEND provision, but inspectors sampled pupils’ experiences and found that these pupils were well supported by staff familiar with their needs.

Strengths

• Curriculum design builds knowledge coherently from Reception to Year 6
• Reading is a major strength, with strong phonics, fluency and love of books
• Teachers deliver engaging lessons and use assessment and questioning effectively
• Pupils with SEND are well supported to succeed alongside their peers
• Behaviour and attendance are exemplary
• Personal development is rich through pupil leadership, charity, trips and outdoor learning
• The ‘aspiration curriculum’ gives pupils early exposure to careers and vocational ambition
• Leaders, governors and the trust set high expectations and drive improvement
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective within a caring school culture

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 Inkberrow Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% 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 Inkberrow 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 Inkberrow Primary School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 13.8% of pupils at Inkberrow Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% 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 2024–25 Inkberrow Primary School received £5,736 and spent £5,924 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £33,000 (-£167 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Quest Learning Trust, income was £7,131 and spending £7,214 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

Inkberrow Primary School is part of Quest Learning Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Pershore High School Pershore
• Orchard Primary School Pershore
• The Lyppard Grange Primary School Worcester
• Nunnery Wood Primary School Worcester
• Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School Worcester

What is Inkberrow Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Inkberrow Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Inkberrow Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Inkberrow Primary School have?

Inkberrow Primary School has 196 pupils on roll.

What age range does Inkberrow Primary School cover?

Inkberrow Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Inkberrow Primary School?

Inkberrow Primary School is at Main Road, Inkberrow, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR7 4HH.