Powick CofE Primary School

Powick CofE Primary School is a good school overall, with all key judgements—quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years—judged good. This was its first section 5 inspection since it became an academy in 2018; it had previously been judged outstanding before academy conversion, and, as with all graded inspections from September 2024, no overall effectiveness grade was awarded. The school is part of the Diocese of Worcester Multi-Academy Trust and has a Christian ethos. Pupils enjoy school, behave well and feel safe, and they benefit from a broad curriculum and rich wider experiences, including trips, clubs, pupil responsibilities and local community links. Reading and phonics are strong, pupils with SEND are identified and supported promptly, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. Leaders are mindful of staff workload and have an accurate view of the school’s strengths and development areas. The main areas for improvement are limited but clear: in a few instances the curriculum is not having the intended impact, so some pupils find it harder to remember and apply important knowledge. Sometimes learning activities are not well matched to pupils’ prior learning or needs, which can cause pupils to lose focus and reduce the pace or depth of their engagement.

Strengths

• Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum tailored to the local environment and pupils’ needs
• Effective phonics teaching from Reception, with strong catch-up support
• A strong reading culture, including a pupil-run library and local library visits
• Early identification and prompt support for pupils with SEND
• Teachers check understanding and make helpful cross-subject links
• Subject leaders are well trained to monitor curriculum delivery
• Pupils behave well, are respectful and support peers with additional needs
• Pupils feel safe and know there is always an adult to talk to
• Wide range of trips, clubs, responsibilities and wider experiences
• Regular attendance, with diligent follow-up of unexplained or persistent absence
• Leaders take account of staff workload and well-being
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In a few instances, curriculum implementation is not having the intended impact
• Some pupils find it difficult to remember and apply previously taught knowledge
• Learning activities are sometimes not well matched to pupils’ prior learning or needs
• Some pupils lose focus during lessons when activities are poorly matched, limiting engagement

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 Powick CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Powick CofE 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 Powick CofE Primary School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.8% 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, 19.9% of pupils at Powick CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Powick CofE Primary School received £7,300 and spent £7,513 for each of its 177 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £161,000 (£910 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Elements Diocesan Learning Trust, income was £7,945 and spending £8,026 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

Powick CofE Primary School is part of Elements Diocesan Learning Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Callow End CofE Primary School Worcester
• Rushwick CofE Primary School Worcester
• Madresfield CofE Primary School Malvern
• Broadheath CofE Primary School Worcester
• Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Malvern
• St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton Pershore
• Crowle CofE Primary School Worcester
• Martley CofE Primary School Worcester
• Pinvin CofE Academy Pershore
• Castlemorton Church of England Primary School Malvern

What is Powick CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Powick CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Powick CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Powick CofE Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Powick CofE Primary School have?

Powick CofE Primary School has 171 pupils on roll.

What age range does Powick CofE Primary School cover?

Powick CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Powick CofE Primary School?

Powick CofE Primary School is at 42 Malvern Road, Powick, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 4RT.