Nunnery Wood Primary School
Prestwich Avenue, Worcester, WR5 1QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE VILLAGES' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Higgins
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 390
- URN
- 145836
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01905354154
About this school
Nunnery Wood Primary School is a primary academy in Worcester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 390 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 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 58% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 70% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Nunnery Wood 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 | 45% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nunnery Wood Primary School compares
Nunnery Wood Primary School ranked 85th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.5% | 16.5% | 390 | — |
| Red Hill CofE Primary School | 52% | 4.2% | 11.6% | 394 | 0.4 miles |
| Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School | 82% | 6.4% | 32.3% | 398 | 0.6 miles |
| Stanley Road Primary School | 47% | 5.3% | 35.6% | 308 | 0.8 miles |
| Cherry Orchard Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 565 | 0.9 miles |
| Whittington CofE Primary School | 60% | 5.1% | 10.6% | 199 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.5%
- English as an additional language
- 41.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 18.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Red Hill CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Stanley Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Cherry Orchard Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Whittington CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Worcester
Other schools in Worcester
Nunnery Wood Primary School ranks 32nd of the 39 ranked primary schools in Worcester.
- Broadheath CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Callow End CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth School Primary
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primary
- Claines CofE Primary School Primary
- Clifton upon Teme Primary School Primary
- Cranham Primary School Primary
- Crowle CofE Primary School Primary
- Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School Primary
- Flyford Flavell Primary School Primary
- Great Witley CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Nunnery Wood Primary School teach?
- Nunnery Wood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Worcester.
- Who is the headteacher of Nunnery Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Nunnery Wood Primary School is Mrs Rachel Higgins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Nunnery Wood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nunnery Wood 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 Nunnery Wood Primary School?
- Nunnery Wood Primary School has 390 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nunnery Wood Primary School full?
- Nunnery Wood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 390 on roll (93%), 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 Nunnery Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nunnery Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nunnery Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nunnery Wood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Nunnery Wood Primary School?
- Nunnery Wood Primary School is part of THE VILLAGES' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Nunnery Wood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nunnery Wood Primary School rank locally?
- Nunnery Wood Primary School ranked 85th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nunnery Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Nunnery Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nunnery Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nunnery Wood 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 10 July 2026.