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Bayton CofE Primary School

URN
116781
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bayton CofE Primary School
URN
116781
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

79 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

70

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

84

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#44 of 140 schools in Worcestershire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Bayton CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Bayton CofE Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
14 November 2024
Inspection date
22 October 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Outstanding

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Personal development

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

14

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

19

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

13

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.36×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Worcestershire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Worcestershire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.baytonprimaryschool.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Worcestershire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

93.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

80.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

73.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

73.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

DY14 9LG - Bayton, Near Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Contact details

Address
Bayton, Near Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Postcode
DY14 9LG
Phone
1299832393
Website
www.baytonprimaryschool.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Worcestershire
Local authority code
885

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 600 schools in Worcestershire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

600

Open schools

277

Closed schools

323

Primary schools

342

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Outstanding

Graded 14 November 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 14 November 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 14 November 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 November 202422 October 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 14 November 2024
    • Inspection

      Published
      14 November 2024
      Inspected
      22 October 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    68.4%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 12

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    70

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary342 (57.1%)
    • Secondary70 (11.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other187 (31.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Cleobury Mortimer Primary School3.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Cleobury Mortimer Primary School3.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    The Lacon Childe School3.5 kmSecondaryClosed
    The Lacon Childe School3.5 kmSecondaryOpen
    Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School3.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE First School3.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School3.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School4.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Pensax CofE Primary School5.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Hopton Wafers CofE (Controlled) Primary School6.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Cleobury Mortimer Primary School
      Distance
      3.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Cleobury Mortimer Primary School
      Distance
      3.5 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Lacon Childe School
      Distance
      3.5 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Lacon Childe School
      Distance
      3.5 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Worcestershire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abberley Parochial VC Primary SchoolPrimaryWR6 6AAOpen
    Abbey Park Primary SchoolPrimaryWR10 1DFOpen
    Abbeywood First SchoolPrimaryB98 9LROpen
    Abbeywood First SchoolPrimaryB98 9LRClosed
    Areley Common First SchoolPrimaryDY13 0LHClosed
    • Abberley Parochial VC Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WR6 6AA
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Park Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WR10 1DF
      Status
      Open
    • Abbeywood First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B98 9LR
      Status
      Open
    • Abbeywood First School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B98 9LR
      Status
      Closed
    • Areley Common First School
    Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE First School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School
    Distance
    4.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Pensax CofE Primary School
    Distance
    5.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hopton Wafers CofE (Controlled) Primary School
    Distance
    6.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DY13 0LH
    Status
    Closed