Comberton Primary School
Borrington Road, Kidderminster, DY10 3ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Deena Frost
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 376
- URN
- 135047
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01562754704
About this school
Comberton Primary School is a community primary school in Kidderminster. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 376 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 53 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 68% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 83% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Comberton Primary 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 | 68% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 390 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Comberton Primary School compares
Comberton Primary School ranked 57th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5% | 31.7% | 376 | — |
| Offmore Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 27.9% | 372 | 0.5 miles |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary | 61% | 6.7% | 20.3% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| Heronswood Primary School | 54% | 4.1% | 19.8% | 485 | 0.8 miles |
| St George's CofE School | 42% | 4.9% | 36.8% | 223 | 1.0 miles |
| St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School | 39% | 6.3% | 54.8% | 212 | 1.3 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)
- 31.67%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 10.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Offmore Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
St Ambrose Catholic Primary0.8 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
Heronswood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
St George's CofE School1.0 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
Other schools in Kidderminster
Comberton Primary School ranks 6th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Kidderminster.
- Birchen Coppice Academy Primary
- Blakedown CofE Primary School Primary
- Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School Primary
- Cleobury Mortimer Primary School Primary
- Cookley Sebright Primary School Primary
- Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School Primary
- Farlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Foley Park Primary Academy Primary
- Franche Primary School Primary
- Hartlebury CofE Primary School Primary
- Heronswood Primary School Primary
- Offmore Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Comberton Primary School teach?
- Comberton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kidderminster.
- Who is the head teacher of Comberton Primary School?
- The head teacher of Comberton Primary School is Mrs Deena Frost, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Comberton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Comberton Primary 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 big is Comberton Primary School?
- Comberton Primary School has 376 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Comberton Primary School full?
- Comberton Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 376 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 Comberton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Comberton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Comberton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Comberton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Comberton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Comberton Primary School rank locally?
- Comberton Primary School ranked 57th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Comberton Primary School's absence rate?
- Comberton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Comberton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Comberton Primary 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.