Ofsted: Good emoji_events #79 in Worcestershire public Top 67% UK

Witton Middle School

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

personMrs Suzie Bourne

corporate_fareTHE SPIRE CHURCH OF ENGLAND LEARNING TRUST

location_onDroitwich Spa, WR9 8BD

language Visit Website phone 1905773362

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

442

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Expected Standard

57%

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Age Range

9-12

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Witton Middle School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Droitwich Spa, serving ages 9-12. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Witton Middle School is an academy sponsor led in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 9-12. It is part of THE SPIRE CHURCH OF ENGLAND LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 373 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #79 of 113 primaries in Worcestershire and #10,020 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 57%

Reading74% LA 72%

Writing73% LA 67%

Maths72% LA 70%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.3

-2.0 to 0.0

0.3

Write

LA -0.7

-0.7 to 1.2

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.2 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-26

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-01-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2016-06-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 373 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	373	3	0.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	374	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	400	4	1.0%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	401	5	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	400	11	2.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	441	11	2.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	442	5	1.1%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	445	6	1.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	417	11	2.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	422	11	2.6%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	423	21	5.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	407	10	2.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	398	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	0	2	-	0.4%	0

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils