Stanley Road Primary School
Stanley Road, Worcester, WR5 1BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Adams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Perry Hall Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 308
- URN
- 146452
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01905355043
About this school
Stanley Road Primary School is a primary academy in Worcester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 308 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 41 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 39% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 56% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 51% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 54% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Stanley Road 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 | 49% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 325 |
| 2024/25 | 309 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanley Road Primary School compares
Stanley Road Primary School ranked 110th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.3% | 35.6% | 308 | — |
| Red Hill CofE Primary School | 52% | 4.2% | 11.6% | 394 | 0.6 miles |
| Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School | 82% | 6.4% | 32.3% | 398 | 0.8 miles |
| Nunnery Wood Primary School | 57% | 6.5% | 16.5% | 390 | 0.8 miles |
| Hollymount School | 59% | 7.5% | 45.3% | 377 | 0.8 miles |
| Cherry Orchard Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 16.3% | 565 | 0.9 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
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 20 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.64%
- English as an additional language
- 75.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Red Hill CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Nunnery Wood Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Hollymount School0.8 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Cherry Orchard Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Worcester
Other schools in Worcester
Stanley Road Primary School ranks 36th 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 Stanley Road Primary School teach?
- Stanley Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Worcester.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanley Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanley Road Primary School is Mrs Lorraine Adams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanley Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanley Road 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 Stanley Road Primary School?
- Stanley Road Primary School has 308 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stanley Road Primary School full?
- Stanley Road Primary School has capacity for 472 pupils and 308 on roll (65%), 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 Stanley Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanley Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanley Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stanley Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Stanley Road Primary School?
- Stanley Road Primary School is part of PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stanley Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanley Road Primary School rank locally?
- Stanley Road Primary School ranked 110th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanley Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanley Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanley Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanley Road 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.