Burlish Park Primary School
Windermere Way, Stourport-on-Severn, DY13 8LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE RIVERS C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Lindley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 455
- URN
- 146433
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01299823771
About this school
Burlish Park Primary School is a primary academy in Stourport-on-Severn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 455 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 70% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 67% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Burlish Park 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 | 63% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 446 |
| 2024/25 | 444 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burlish Park Primary School compares
Burlish Park Primary School ranked 51st of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.9% | 11.9% | 455 | — |
| Stourport Primary Academy | 33% | 7.2% | 32.1% | 291 | 0.5 miles |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 9% | 24.2% | 114 | 0.7 miles |
| Wilden All Saints CofE Primary School | 73% | 3.8% | 16.4% | 207 | 0.8 miles |
| Lickhill Primary School | 74% | 5.2% | 19.2% | 198 | 0.8 miles |
| St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School | 57% | 7.9% | 46.2% | 208 | 1.5 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)
- 11.86%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 10.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stourport Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
-
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
-
Wilden All Saints CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
-
Lickhill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
-
St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
Other schools in Stourport-on-Severn
Burlish Park Primary School ranks 5th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Stourport-on-Severn.
- Astley CofE Primary School Primary
- Lickhill Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School Primary
- St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stourport Primary Academy Primary
- Sytchampton Endowed Primary School Primary
- Wilden All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Burlish Park Primary School teach?
- Burlish Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stourport-on-Severn.
- Who is the headteacher of Burlish Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burlish Park Primary School is Mrs Heather Lindley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Burlish Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burlish Park 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 Burlish Park Primary School?
- Burlish Park Primary School has 455 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Burlish Park Primary School full?
- Burlish Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 455 on roll (108%), 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 Burlish Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burlish Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burlish Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Burlish Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Burlish Park Primary School?
- Burlish Park Primary School is part of THE RIVERS C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Burlish Park Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Burlish Park Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Burlish Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Burlish Park Primary School rank locally?
- Burlish Park Primary School ranked 51st of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Burlish Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Burlish Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burlish Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burlish Park 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.