Primary school

Upper Arley CofE Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Worcestershire
  • DY12 1XA
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,128 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 35%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 3%3% · 2016/172017/18: top 64%2018/19: top 87%2022/23: top 97%2023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 35%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM70% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 91% · 11 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 62% · 13 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 50% · 8 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 30% · 10 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 56% · 16 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 70% · 10 pupils · West Midlands 65%91%30%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 15 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 18% · 11 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 0% · 13 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 0% · 8 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 10 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 16 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 10% · 10 pupils · West Midlands 7%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 11 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 13 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 8 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 10 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 16 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 10 pupils · West Midlands 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 15 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 11 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 100 · 13 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 98 · 8 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 100 · 10 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 16 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 103 · 10 pupils · West Midlands 10510598No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
10 of 10 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1010
2nd50
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2019Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202681
Free school meals (past 6 years)17.5%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support12.5%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils16.9%

Girls 43.1%Boys 56.9%

77.1% full · 105 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 19 responses (31.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school89.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved89.5% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 68.4% not applicable50% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year94.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.1% not applicable73.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child78.9% agree
  • My child does well at this school89.5% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing84.2% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development89.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent84.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.1
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 3.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.7
  • Other support 1.7

Teachers 4.6 FTE · Whole workforce 10 · 16 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,383
Spend per pupil£7,773
Staff spend per pupil£6,582
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£43,000in-year balance

Grants £8,099 · self-generated £284 · premises £184 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE BLACK PEAR TRUST (8 academies) · trust reserve £1,511,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it