Carnforth School

General Information

Address: Carnforth Drive, Worcester, WR4 9HG
Phone: 01905701099
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Paul Prigg
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 178
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 84
% eligible for free school meals: 51.5%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 6.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 22.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 14 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #4 of 20 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#2Oasis Academy WarndonOutstanding
#3Pitmaston Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Carnforth SchoolGood
#5Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolGood
#6Hollymount SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Northwick Manor Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Oasis Academy WarndonOutstanding
#3Pitmaston Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Carnforth SchoolGood
#5Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolGood
#6Hollymount SchoolGood
#7Honeywell Primary SchoolGood
#8North Worcester Primary SchoolGood
#9Nunnery Wood Primary SchoolGood
#10Oldbury Park Primary SchoolGood
#11Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic PrimaryGood
#12Perry Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#13Red Hill CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15St George's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St George's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#17St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#18The Lyppard Grange Primary SchoolGood
#19Tudor Grange Primary Academy PerdiswellGood
#20Stanley Road Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,179 (2024-25)

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Ranked #5 of 22 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#3St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,391
#4Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School£7,201
#5Carnforth School£7,179
#6Oldbury Park Primary School£7,008
#7St George's CofE Primary School£6,890

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Honeywell Primary School£9,095
#2St Barnabas CofE Primary School£7,705
#3St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£7,391
#4Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School£7,201
#5Carnforth School£7,179
#6Oldbury Park Primary School£7,008
#7St George's CofE Primary School£6,890
#8Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary£6,798
#9Oasis Academy Warndon£6,677
#10Stanley Road Primary School£6,593
#11Cranham Primary School£6,568
#12St George's Catholic Primary School£6,510
#13Nunnery Wood Primary School£6,381
#14The Lyppard Grange Primary School£6,292
#15Pitmaston Primary School£6,110
#16Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell£5,949
#17North Worcester Primary School£5,762
#18Hollymount School£5,740
#19Northwick Manor Primary School£5,685
#20St Clement's CofE Primary£5,647
#21Red Hill CofE Primary School£5,605
#22Cherry Orchard Primary School£5,337

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