Ofsted: Requires improvement emoji_events #127 in Worcestershire public Top 91% UK

St Nicholas' CofE Middle School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr James Hawthorn

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPershore, WR10 2ER

language Visit Website phone 1386554196

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

212

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Expected Standard

34%

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Age Range

9-12

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St Nicholas' CofE Middle School is a Academy converter primary school in Pershore, serving ages 9-12. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Nicholas' CofE Middle School is an academy converter in Pershore, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 9-12. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 212 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 34% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #127 of 138 primaries in Worcestershire and #14,587 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 30.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 35.5%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading61% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing41% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.3

-3.6 to -0.7

-6.1

Write

LA -0.7

-7.5 to -4.7

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.6 to -1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.3

-1.8 to 0.8

-5.6

Write

LA -0.7

-6.8 to -4.4

-3.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.7 to -2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 60%

Reading81% LA 71%

Writing75% LA 74%

Maths70% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.7

-2.3 to -0.1

-2.9

Write

LA -0.6

-4 to -1.8

-3.7

Maths

LA -1.1

-4.7 to -2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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08 June 2021

Inspection Report

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23 February 2021

Inspection Report

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17 November 2020

Inspection Report

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04 February 2020

Inspection Report

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06 April 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2023-09-13

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2021-06-08

Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2020-02-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-06-07

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-09

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 181 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	182	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	181	9	5.0%	0.8%	2
2022/23 (Summer term)	215	17	7.9%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	5	2.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	15	6.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	224	6	2.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	222	6	2.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	283	10	3.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	286	4	1.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	288	9	3.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	296	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	296	7	2.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	295	12	4.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	298	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	299	3	1.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	301	4	1.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	288	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	287	4	1.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	286	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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St Nicholas' CofE Middle School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

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