Franche Primary School

General Information

Address: Chestnut Grove, Kidderminster, DY11 5QB
Phone: 01562751788
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Headteacher Elizabeth Dixon
Age range: 2-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 726
School capacity: 960
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 174
% eligible for free school meals: 24.0%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.3%
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: 28.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 129 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 33 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 24 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2019 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 #7 of 19 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#5Cookley Sebright Primary SchoolGood
#6Foley Park Primary AcademyGood
#7Franche Primary SchoolGood
#8Holy Trinity SchoolGood
#9Lickhill Primary 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.

#1Heronswood Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Sutton Park Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Burlish Park Primary SchoolGood
#4Comberton Primary SchoolGood
#5Cookley Sebright Primary SchoolGood
#6Foley Park Primary AcademyGood
#7Franche Primary SchoolGood
#8Holy Trinity SchoolGood
#9Lickhill Primary SchoolGood
#10Offmore Primary SchoolGood
#11St Ambrose Catholic PrimaryGood
#12St Anne's CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#13St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#14St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary SchoolGood
#15St George's CofE SchoolGood
#16St John's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#17St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#18Upper Arley CofE Primary SchoolGood
#19Wolverley Sebright Primary AcademyGood

Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £7,282 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #8 of 28 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#6Upper Arley CofE Primary School£7,773
#7Lickhill Primary School£7,397
#8Franche Primary School£7,282
#9Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School£7,230
#10Sutton Park Primary School£7,161

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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.

#1Birchen Coppice Academy£10,949
#2St Oswald's CofE Primary School£10,903
#3St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School£9,093
#4Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School£8,224
#5Holy Trinity School£7,865
#6Upper Arley CofE Primary School£7,773
#7Lickhill Primary School£7,397
#8Franche Primary School£7,282
#9Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School£7,230
#10Sutton Park Primary School£7,161
#11St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School£7,159
#12St George's CofE School£7,135
#13Foley Park Primary Academy£7,009
#14St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School£6,988
#15Blakedown CofE Primary School£6,960
#16Comberton Primary School£6,932
#17St Ambrose Catholic Primary£6,812
#18Cookley Sebright Primary School£6,731
#19St Anne's CofE VC Primary School£6,633
#20Bewdley Primary School£6,603
#21Offmore Primary School£6,566
#22St John's CofE Primary School£6,504
#23Stourport Primary Academy£6,329
#24Wilden All Saints CofE Primary School£6,046
#25St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School£5,761
#26Burlish Park Primary School£5,642
#27Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy£5,456
#28Heronswood Primary School£5,436

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