Upper Arley CofE Primary School
Upper Arley, Bewdley, DY12 1XAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Upper Arley CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bewdley for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 273 schools in Worcestershire. It ranks 46th of 127 primary schools in Worcestershire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 February 2024, report published 26 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 20 February 2024
Pupils are very proud to attend Upper Arley CofE Primary School. There is a real community feeling. The school's vision, 'One community, learning and growing together, sharing God's love', is threaded through the entire curriculum. The school has high expectations for the achievement of all pupils. Pupils have a real love of learning. They benefit from a well-thought-out curriculum. Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) achieve well alongside their peers. Pupils' behaviour is exceptional. They model the school's values in all that they do, for example by showing compassion to one another. They show high levels of respect and care for each other and staff. Pupils benefit from a vast array of experiences, such as visits to an outdoor activity centre and a wide choice of clubs. They thrive through many opportunities to develop their leadership skills. For example, pupils flourish in their roles as sports ambassadors, who are trained to lead games at break and lunchtimes. Pupils who act as reading ambassadors take their roles seriously by recommending books for others to read. Pupils make a tangible contribution to the life of the school. They have been instrumental in designing the 'Learning Superheroes' to promote key learning characteristics.
What the school should improve
- In a few curriculum areas, pupils' recall of knowledge is not as good as in other curriculum subjects and they do not achieve as much as they might. The school should continue to make sure that the planned curriculum is implemented as intended and that all curriculum areas focus on developing pupils' retrieval and recall of knowledge so that they make strong progress across the curriculum over time.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
81 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Upper Arley CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alveley Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Highley Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 55% met the expected standard |
| Kinlet CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement | Not published |
| St Anne's CofE VC Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Franche Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 62% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- THE BLACK PEAR TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Modley
- Phone
- 01299861260
- Address
- Upper Arley, Bewdley, DY12 1XA
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- URN
- 147761
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.