The Bewdley School
Stourport Road, Bewdley, DY12 1BL
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mr Dave Hadley-Pryce
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 958
- Pupils on roll
- 970
- URN
- 135035
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01299403277
About this school
The Bewdley School is a foundation secondary school in Bewdley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 970 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Bewdley School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 162 | 157 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 | 46.9 | 42.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.31 -0.52 to -0.11 | -0.07 -0.29 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 51.9% | 40.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 71.6% | 65.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 25% | 25.9% | 33.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Bewdley School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.5 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 42.6 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 973 |
| 2023/24 | 967 |
| 2024/25 | 964 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Bewdley School compares
The Bewdley School ranked 20th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42.6 | 8.8% | 18.9% | 970 | — |
| Baxter College | 36.6 | 12.6% | 37.7% | 766 | 1.9 miles |
| The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College | 39.7 | 12.6% | 29.3% | 1,039 | 2.0 miles |
| King Charles I School | 44 | 8.4% | 28% | 1,140 | 3.1 miles |
| Wolverley CofE Secondary School | 42.4 | 9.8% | 27.6% | 964 | 3.8 miles |
| Kinver High School and Sixth Form | 50.9 | 7.6% | 17.6% | 801 | 6.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.92%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.81%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Baxter College1.9 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College2.0 miles
Secondary · Stourport-on-Severn
-
King Charles I School3.1 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
Wolverley CofE Secondary School3.8 miles
Secondary · Kidderminster
-
Kinver High School and Sixth Form6.4 miles
Secondary · Stourbridge
Other schools in Bewdley
- Bewdley Primary School Primary
- St Anne's CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Upper Arley CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Bewdley School teach?
- The Bewdley School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bewdley.
- Who is the head teacher of The Bewdley School?
- The head teacher of The Bewdley School is Mr Dave Hadley-Pryce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Bewdley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Bewdley School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Bewdley School?
- The Bewdley School has 970 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Bewdley School full?
- The Bewdley School has capacity for 958 pupils and 970 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Bewdley School a faith school?
- No. The Bewdley School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Bewdley School a selective school?
- No. The Bewdley School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have The Bewdley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.5 in 2022/23 and 42.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Bewdley School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- The Bewdley School ranked 20th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 47% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Bewdley School's absence rate?
- The Bewdley School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Bewdley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Bewdley School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.