Witton Middle School
Old Coach Road, Droitwich Spa, WR9 8BD
- Phase
- Middle deemed primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 9 to 12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SPIRE CHURCH OF ENGLAND LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Suzie Bourne
- Sponsor
- The Spire Church of England Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 390
- URN
- 148329
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01905773362
About this school
Witton Middle School is a middle academy in Droitwich Spa. It teaches children aged 9 to 12 and has 390 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Witton Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- 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 | 155 | 146 | 100 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 65% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 82% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 75% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Witton Middle 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 | 61% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 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 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 442 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Witton Middle School compares
Witton Middle School ranked 86th 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 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.3% | 24.9% | 390 | — |
| Westacre Middle School | 57% | 5.9% | 24.2% | 444 | 0.4 miles |
| Chawson First School | — | 6.7% | 29.4% | 347 | 0.1 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 43% | 7.8% | 23.9% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy | — | 4% | 10.9% | 436 | 0.6 miles |
| Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre | — | 9.2% | 24.9% | 1,290 | 0.6 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)
- 24.93%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 14.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westacre Middle School0.4 miles
Middle deemed primary · Droitwich
-
Chawson First School0.1 miles
Primary · Droitwich
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Droitwich
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St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Droitwich Spa
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Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre0.6 miles
Secondary · Droitwich Spa
Other schools in Droitwich Spa
Common questions
- What ages does Witton Middle School teach?
- Witton Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 12. It is a middle school in Droitwich Spa.
- Who is the headteacher of Witton Middle School?
- The headteacher of Witton Middle School is Mrs Suzie Bourne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Witton Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Witton Middle 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 many pupils are at Witton Middle School?
- Witton Middle School has 390 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 12.
- Is Witton Middle School full?
- Witton Middle School has capacity for 450 pupils and 390 on roll (87%), 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 Witton Middle School a faith school?
- No. Witton Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Witton Middle School part of an academy trust?
- Witton Middle School is part of THE SPIRE CHURCH OF ENGLAND LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Witton Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% 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 Witton Middle School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Witton Middle School ranked 86th 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 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 Witton Middle School's absence rate?
- Witton Middle School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Witton Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Witton Middle 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.