Webheath Academy Primary School
Downsell Road, Webheath, Redditch, B97 5RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Gordon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Shires Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- URN
- 138026
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527544820
About this school
Webheath Academy Primary School is a primary academy in Redditch. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 446 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. 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
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 56 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 57% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 70% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 70% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 61% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Webheath Academy 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 | 47% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 433 |
| 2024/25 | 443 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Webheath Academy Primary School compares
Webheath Academy Primary School ranked 92nd of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.6% | 11.9% | 446 | — |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School | — | 4% | 7.7% | 297 | 0.1 miles |
| Batchley First and Nursery School | — | 6.6% | 45.6% | 233 | 0.7 miles |
| The Vaynor First School | — | 4.5% | 7.3% | 425 | 0.9 miles |
| St Luke's CofE First School | — | 4.4% | — | 138 | 0.9 miles |
| Holyoakes Field First School | — | 5.4% | 15.8% | 315 | 1.2 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)
- 11.91%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School0.1 miles
Primary · Redditch
-
Batchley First and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Redditch
-
The Vaynor First School0.9 miles
Primary · Redditch
-
St Luke's CofE First School0.9 miles
Primary · Redditch
-
Holyoakes Field First School1.2 miles
Primary · Redditch
Other schools in Redditch
Webheath Academy Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redditch.
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Astwood Bank Primary School Primary
- Batchley First and Nursery School Primary
- Beoley First School Primary
- Crabbs Cross Academy Primary
- Feckenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Holyoakes Field First School Primary
- Matchborough First School Academy Primary
- Moons Moat First School Primary
- Oak Hill First School Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Webheath Academy Primary School teach?
- Webheath Academy Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Redditch.
- Who is the headteacher of Webheath Academy Primary School?
- The headteacher of Webheath Academy Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Gordon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Webheath Academy Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Webheath Academy 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 Webheath Academy Primary School?
- Webheath Academy Primary School has 446 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Webheath Academy Primary School full?
- Webheath Academy Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 446 on roll (106%), 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 Webheath Academy Primary School a faith school?
- No. Webheath Academy Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Webheath Academy Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Webheath Academy Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Webheath Academy Primary School?
- Webheath Academy Primary School is part of SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Webheath Academy Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Webheath Academy Primary School rank locally?
- Webheath Academy Primary School ranked 92nd of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Webheath Academy Primary School's absence rate?
- Webheath Academy Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Webheath Academy Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Webheath Academy 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.