Welland Primary School

Welland Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its first inspection. The school presents a calm and orderly environment where pupils exhibit positive behaviors, respect, and a joy for learning. Leaders set high expectations for behavior and promote a range of extracurricular opportunities, enhancing pupils' personal development and fostering strong community ties. The school prioritizes reading and has implemented effective support measures for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they receive the necessary assistance to thrive academically. Although the quality of education is strong overall, there are areas for improvement in the sequencing of the curriculum in a few subjects, specifically geography and art and design. Additionally, some recently appointed staff have not yet received adequate training in phonics, which may hinder their effectiveness in teaching early reading. Leaders are committed to addressing these issues to optimize the educational experience for all pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit good behavior and respect towards each other.
• Effective routines are established in classrooms to promote learning.
• A broad range of extracurricular activities enhances pupils' personal development.
• Strong emphasis on reading, supported through various clubs and programs.
• Effective support and intervention for pupils with SEND.
• Leaders effectively monitor school performance and support staff well.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum sequencing is inconsistent in geography and art and design.
• Some staff are awaiting phonics training, affecting their confidence and teaching effectiveness.

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 Welland Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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, 1.5% of pupils at Welland 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 Welland Primary School had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.2% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Welland Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Welland Primary School received £7,094 and spent £7,063 for each of its 131 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £101,000 (£773 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 Malvern · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

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

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

What is Welland Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Welland Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Welland Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Welland Primary School have?

Welland Primary School has 134 pupils on roll.

What age range does Welland Primary School cover?

Welland Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

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

Where is Welland Primary School?

Welland Primary School is at Marlbank Road, Welland, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NE.