Foley Park Primary Academy
Northumberland Avenue, Kidderminster, DY11 7AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Miss Soneeta Reynolds
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Victoria Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 219
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 145483
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01562823857
About this school
Foley Park Primary Academy is a primary academy in Kidderminster. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 219 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 29 | 30 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 50% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 60% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 48% | 60% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 47% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Foley Park Primary Academy 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 | 38% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foley Park Primary Academy compares
Foley Park Primary Academy ranked 116th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 6.7% | 31.1% | 219 | — |
| Sutton Park Primary School | 81% | 7.9% | 26.9% | 233 | 0.6 miles |
| Birchen Coppice Academy | 31% | 8.6% | 73.3% | 181 | 0.7 miles |
| St John's CofE Primary School | 53% | 6.4% | 34.5% | 224 | 0.8 miles |
| Heronswood Primary School | 54% | 4.1% | 19.8% | 485 | 1.2 miles |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary | 61% | 6.7% | 20.3% | 207 | 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
- 3 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 July 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.05%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 6.67%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sutton Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
Birchen Coppice Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
St John's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
Heronswood Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
-
St Ambrose Catholic Primary1.2 miles
Primary · Kidderminster
Other schools in Kidderminster
Foley Park Primary Academy ranks 19th 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
- Comberton Primary School Primary
- Cookley Sebright Primary School Primary
- Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School Primary
- Farlow CofE Primary School Primary
- Franche Primary School Primary
- Hartlebury CofE Primary School Primary
- Heronswood Primary School Primary
- Offmore Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Foley Park Primary Academy teach?
- Foley Park Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Kidderminster.
- Who is the head teacher of Foley Park Primary Academy?
- The head teacher of Foley Park Primary Academy is Miss Soneeta Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Foley Park Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foley Park Primary Academy, 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 Foley Park Primary Academy?
- Foley Park Primary Academy has 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Foley Park Primary Academy full?
- Foley Park Primary Academy has capacity for 219 pupils and 219 on roll (100%), 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 Foley Park Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Foley Park Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Foley Park Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Foley Park Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Foley Park Primary Academy?
- Foley Park Primary Academy is part of VICTORIA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Foley Park Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Foley Park Primary Academy rank locally?
- Foley Park Primary Academy ranked 116th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Foley Park Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Foley Park Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foley Park Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foley Park Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.