Honeywell Primary School

Honeywell Primary, part of the Mercian Educational Trust, has shown a good overall performance in its first inspection under section 5 of the Education Act 2005. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel happy and safe, benefiting from strong pastoral support that helps build their confidence. Leaders have implemented an ambitious curriculum which aids pupils' progress across various subjects, and pupils display positive behavior and attitudes toward learning. The school has made commendable improvements, with parents expressing satisfaction with the education provided.

Strengths

• Inclusive curriculum that supports all pupils including those with SEND.
• Strong pastoral support contributes to pupils' confidence and self-esteem.
• Ambitious curriculum design helps pupils make good progress.
• Positive behavior and respectful attitudes among pupils.
• Effective phonics teaching starting from Reception Year.

Areas for Improvement

• Summative assessment approaches are not fully established in some subjects.
• Some pupils do not attend school regularly enough.
• Lack of analysis of behavior patterns may hinder effective management strategies.

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 Honeywell Primary School attended 91.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.3% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Honeywell 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 Honeywell Primary School had 14.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 43.2% 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, 35.1% of pupils at Honeywell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 20.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 12 pupils.

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 Honeywell Primary School received £8,529 and spent £9,822 for each of its 169 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £62,000 (£366 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Mercian Educational Trust, income was £8,043 and spending £8,242 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

Honeywell Primary School is part of Mercian Educational Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Leigh and Bransford Primary School Malvern
• Somers Park Primary School Malvern
• Beacon View Primary School Malvern
• Northleigh CofE Primary School Malvern
• Great Malvern Primary School Malvern
• The Brookfield School Hereford

What is Honeywell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Honeywell Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Honeywell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Honeywell Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Honeywell Primary School have?

Honeywell Primary School has 168 pupils on roll.

What age range does Honeywell Primary School cover?

Honeywell Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 25% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Honeywell Primary School?

Honeywell Primary School is at Tudor Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 5QH.