Bewdley Primary School
Stourport Road, Bewdley, DY12 1BLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bewdley Primary School is a primary school in Bewdley for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 273 schools in Worcestershire. It ranks 44th of 127 primary schools in Worcestershire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 10 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
Bewdley Primary School is a friendly, happy community. Pupils enjoy coming to school. Staff are caring and get to know pupils and their families well. Most parents speak highly of the nurturing environment that is provided for their children. Pupils feel safe in school. They know they can speak to a trusted adult about any worries. The school has high expectations of behaviour and supports pupils to be 'ready, respectful and safe'. Consequently, pupils are considerate and kind to each other. The planned curriculum is broad and ambitious for all pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, pupils do not achieve as well as they could in some subjects. There is still work to do to ensure that all pupils are fully prepared for the next stage of their education. Pupils enjoy the wider opportunities on offer. They are excited to take part in important community celebrations, such as the Eisteddfod creative arts festival and the Bewdley carnival. The school provides a range of trips, residentials and extra-curricular clubs. Pupils enjoy clubs such as performing arts, dance, football and card games. Pupils benefit from taking on leadership responsibilities, including being house captains or school councillors.
What the school should improve
- The intended curriculum is not always implemented consistently because subject knowledge is not always secure. As a result, pupils struggle with understanding teachers' explanations and this limits their understanding. This is particularly the case in mathematics. The school should provide staff with appropriate training and support to develop their subject knowledge and pedagogy to support pupils to learn the intended curriculum consistently well.
- Some subject leaders do not have an accurate picture of how well the curriculum is delivered. This means that pupils are not always learning as well as they could. The school should ensure that all subject leaders develop the expertise to enable them to check the quality and delivery of their subject across school.
- Governors do not have a clear oversight of the effectiveness of education. Governors should ensure that they hold leaders to account and offer appropriate support and challenge so that the quality of education that pupils receive improves.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
52 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
431 pupils on roll, with places for 460
Schools near Bewdley Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Anne's CofE VC Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Birchen Coppice Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 31% met the expected standard |
| Sutton Park Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 81% met the expected standard |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 76% met the expected standard |
| Lickhill Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Amanda Bradley
- Phone
- 01299403796
- Address
- Stourport Road, Bewdley, DY12 1BL
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- URN
- 135076
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.