Carnforth School

State-Funded School

carnforth-school-worcestershire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WorcestershireLocal Authority

WorcesterConstituency

WR4 9HGPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Carnforth School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 178 pupils. Carnforth School is part of The Black Pear Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 39%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

178

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 178
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Black Pear Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Feb 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Apr 2015	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.