Wyre Forest School is a school located in Kidderminster. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.6%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Habberley Road, Kidderminster, DY11 6FA
Website: https://www.wfs.worcs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01562827785
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Worcestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rebecca Garratt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135791

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 285
Number of Boys: 195
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -6 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -6 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -2 Confidence interval -5.5 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.68 Confidence interval -2.22 to -1.13
Of the 21 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 21 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John's CofE Primary School
Blakebrook , DY11 6AP
1out of 4 348 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Franche Primary School
Chestnut Grove , DY11 5QB
3out of 4 820 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School
Marlpool Lane , DY11 5HP
3out of 4 962 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Sutton Park Primary RSA Academy
Greatfield Road , DY11 6PH
2out of 4 1,172 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School
Stoney Lane , DY10 2LX
3out of 4 1,782 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Baxter College
Habberley Road , DY11 5PQ
1out of 4 336 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King Charles I School
Hill Grove House , Comberton Road DY10 1XA
3out of 4 2,566 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Trinity School
Birmingham Road , DY10 2BY
3out of 4 2,114 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wyre Forest School
Habberley Road , DY11 6FA
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Nurture Learning
County Buildings , Bewdley Road DY11 6RQ
- not rated 722 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Heathfield Knoll School
Wolverley , DY10 3QE
- not rated 2,720 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wribbenhall School
21 Crundalls Lane , Wribbenhall DY12 1JL
- not rated 2,771 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.