St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy
St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy is a converter academy in Droitwich Spa for boys and girls aged 5 to 9. It has 436 pupils and room for 450. About 10 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Church Lane, The Holloway, Droitwich Spa, WR9 7AN01905 772138stpetersdroitwichcofe.co.ukMiss Sarah Mason headteacherAll details
Ofsted
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Results
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Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place.
| Entry | Places | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 90 | – all offered | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 90 | 1.0 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2024 Primary | 90 | 1.2 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2023 Primary | 90 | – all offered | LA |
| 2022 Primary | 90 | – all offered | LA |
| 2021 Primary | 90 | 1.0 miles (catchment area) | LA |
| 2020 Primary | 90 | 1.0 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
What a home within 1.1 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 29.2 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 28.8 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (49), Moderate learning difficulty (17), emotional and mental health (10), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Other difficulty or disability (2), Physical disability (2).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 436 | 441 | 439 | 441 | 443 | 442 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 10% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 9% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 14% | 11% | 8% | 14% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.3% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 2.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 8.9% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 18.0% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witton Middle School | Academy | 950 m | 390 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
| Chawson First School | Council | 0.7 miles | 347 | No overall grade 2024 | 3 | Compare |
| Westacre Middle School | Council | 0.9 miles | 444 | Good 2022 | 69 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 197 | Requires improvement 2022 | 2 | Compare |
| Westlands First School | Council | 1.4 miles | 209 | Good 2020 | 5 | Compare |
| Wychbold First and Nursery School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 138 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| Hindlip CofE First School | Church of England | 2.8 miles | 92 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Tibberton CofE First School | Church of England | 2.9 miles | 71 | No overall grade 2025 | 68 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy yet.
How many pupils does St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy have?
436 pupils aged 5 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 450 places, so it is 97% full.
Is St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy?
Pupils were in school 96.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St Peter's Droitwich CofE Academy?
The average class had 29.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Church Lane, The Holloway, Droitwich Spa, WR9 7AN
- Telephone
- 01905 772138
- Website
- www.stpetersdroitwichcofe.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Mason
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Worcester
- Multi-academy trust
- The Rivers C of E Multi Academy Trust (15 schools)
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Droitwich East
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2016 (academy converter)
- URN
- 143397 · LAESTAB 8853318 · UKPRN 10057675
- Formerly
- St Peter's CofE First School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Worcestershire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.