Foley Park Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Foley Park Primary Academy is a primary school in Kidderminster, Worcestershire for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Foley Park Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 1 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 21 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 42% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Northumberland Avenue, Kidderminster, DY11 7AW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school and enjoy taking advantage of the range of opportunities that are on offer.”
- “Pupils make a positive impact through a variety of leadership roles, such as value champions, young leaders and school councillors.”
- “These roles ensure pupils make a real difference to the school.”
To improve
- “Over recent years, outcomes across the school have been variable.”
- “Leaders are aware that some pupils continue to have some gaps in learning, stemming from when the curriculum was not as well planned.”
- “In class, however, while the majority of pupils work hard and are on task, there are some pupils who are not as focused as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 42% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 21 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Worcestershire.
- Sutton Park Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Birchen Coppice Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Heronswood Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's CofE School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Comberton Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Franche Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published