The Bewdley School
Ofsted: Not judgedFoundation school · Secondary
Bewdley · DY12 1BL · Worcestershire
Ages 11–18
- Att846.9
- P8-0.1
- EM5+52%
- Absence8.2%
2.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 137162
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College
Academy converter · Stourport-on-Severn · DY13 8AX
Ages 11–18 · 1,039 pupils · Worcestershire
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
38.4
Overall absence
14.1%
Admissions demand
0.91 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-07-12
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.70
−20+2
Attainment 838.4
English & maths grade 5+24%
English & maths grade 4+46%
EBacc entry16%
EBacc APS: 3.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence14.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)43.2%
Unauthorised5.0%
- Authorised absence
- 9.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 8.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,014
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.91 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
180
Places offered
212
1st-preference offers
180
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 243
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 197
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill69%
1,039 pupils · 1,500 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,039
- Boys / girls
- 572 / 467
- School capacity
- 1,500
- Capacity fill
- 1,039 / 1,500 (69%)
- Free school meals
- 29.7%
- FSM pupils
- 259
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Academy trust
- SEVERN ACADEMIES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Sponsor
- Severn Academies Educational Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Ford
Location
- Address
- Minster Road
- Postcode
- DY13 8AX
- Town
- Stourport-on-Severn
- County
- Worcestershire
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wyre Forest
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, 1,039 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 29.7%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Baxter College
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Kidderminster · DY11 5PQ · Worcestershire
Ages 11–18
- Att831.9
- P8-0.9
- EM5+17%
- Absence14.2%
2.7 miles away
King Charles I School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Kidderminster · DY10 1XA · Worcestershire
Ages 11–18
- Att843.3
- P8-0.3
- EM5+37%
- Absence8.8%
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Ford
- Telephone
- 01299872950