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Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire

Franche Road, Kidderminster, DY11 5TP

Website 01562850268

64

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

69%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

95.3%

7.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

220

Capacity used

Over capacity

105%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

69%

1st preference success rate

29 of 42 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

102

Total applications

3.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4229● 69%
2nd preference441● 2%
3rd preference160● 0%
Total1023029%

1st preference success by year

72%
2020
87%
2021
67%
2022
77%
2023
100%
2024
69%
2025

Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Shelley Reeves-Walters James Price
Address
Franche Road, Wolverley, Kidderminster, DY11 5TP
Phone
01562850268
Local authority
Worcestershire
Ward / constituency
Wyre Forest Rural · Wyre Forest
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
146074

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals11%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support17%——
58% boys (127)42% girls (93)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST

220 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    23 November 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 178 pupils

Attendance

95.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
18%
21/22
9%
22/23
8%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths64%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard63%
+1% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard80%
+5% vs England
Higher standard30%
-3% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard73%
+1% vs England
Greater depth3%
-10% vs England

Maths

Expected standard70%
-4% vs England
Higher standard33%
+7% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard70%
-3% vs England
Higher standard13%
-17% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard77%
-5% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

842019602023642024632025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)63%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Worcestershire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.