Cambian New Elizabethan School

Independent special school · All-through, ages 7 to 19 · Mixed · Sixth form

Quarry Bank, Hartlebury, Hartlebury, DY11 7TE

01299 250258 · School website · Map and directions

Ofsted report card4 strong, 2 expectedSafeguarding met · 17 March 2026
Pupils50Room for 65 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 46 in 2021, 44 in 2022, 44 in 2023, 45 in 2024, 46 in 2025. Across England, special state school pupil numbers were up 26% from 2021 to 2025.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted report card from the inspection that started on 17 March 2026 , published 11 May 2026.

In short: 4 strong, 2 expected, and safeguarding met.

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area on a five-point scale instead of giving one overall grade. How report cards work.

AreaGrade
SafeguardingWhether pupils are kept safe. Met or not met. Met
InclusionHow well the school supports disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs. Strong standard Second of five grades. Better than the standard Ofsted expects.
Curriculum and teachingWhat pupils are taught and how well they are taught it. Expected standard Middle of five grades. Meets the standard Ofsted expects.
AchievementHow well pupils learn and the results they get. Expected standard Middle of five grades. Meets the standard Ofsted expects.
Attendance and behaviourWhether pupils come to school and how they behave. Strong standard Second of five grades. Better than the standard Ofsted expects.
Personal development and wellbeingPupils' wider development, character and wellbeing. Strong standard Second of five grades. Better than the standard Ofsted expects.
Leadership and governanceHow well leaders and governors run the school. Strong standard Second of five grades. Better than the standard Ofsted expects.

At its last standard inspection the school met all of the independent school standards, the legal requirements every independent school must meet.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted non-association independent schools inspection data.

What parents say

19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 1 January 2024 and 6 January 2025.

StatementThis schoolEngland
My child is happy at this school 47% 88%
My child feels safe at this school 37% 90%
The school makes sure pupils are well behaved 26% 84%
Concerns were dealt with properlyOf 19 parents who had raised a concern 58% 76%
I would recommend this school to another parent 32%said yes 84%

Parents choose whether to take part, so these answers may not represent all families. Figures are the share who agree or strongly agree. England figures are all parents answering the same questions over the same period, for state-funded schools. The scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) agreement, and the dot marks this school among state schools of the same phase that used the same survey questions. The third it falls in is coloured: green for the top third, amber the middle, red the bottom. This survey used Ofsted's previous Parent View questions, which changed in November 2025. Source: Ofsted Parent View management information.

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Results

We don't show GCSE or primary results for independent schools. DfE's tables often leave out the IGCSEs and other qualifications many independent schools use, so their published figures can look far lower than pupils' real results. DfE has published no A level results for this school. Ask the school for its results.

Admissions

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Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round.

PupilsThis schoolWorcestershireEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 0.0% 45.5%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 97.8% 99.6%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.0% 0.4%* 0.5%
English as an additional language Not published 6.7%* 14.4%

Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby special schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Cambian New Elizabethan School's Ofsted rating?

Cambian New Elizabethan School was inspected under Ofsted's report card format in 17 March 2026. Report cards grade each area on a five-point scale instead of giving one overall grade. Its grades were 4 strong, 2 expected, and safeguarding was met.

Would parents recommend Cambian New Elizabethan School?

32% of the 19 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey between 1 January 2024 and 6 January 2025 said they would recommend Cambian New Elizabethan School to another parent. Parents choose whether to respond, so this may not represent all families.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.