The Bewdley School
Secondary · Foundation school · Mixed · Worcestershire
Stourport Road, Bewdley, DY12 1BL
67
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/10/2024
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
23.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
970
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
958 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
160 of 186 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
311
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 186 | 160 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 100 | 14 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 311 | 174 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dave Hadley-Pryce
- Address
- Stourport Road, Bewdley, DY12 1BL
- Phone
- 01299403277
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Wribbenhall & Arley · Wyre Forest
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 135035
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
970 pupils · 958 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
12 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 905 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.07 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.69 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 40.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.78 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 157 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 50 | — |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14962: The Bewdley School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 66% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 66% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.