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Honeybourne Primary Academy

Primary · Evesham · WR11 7PJ

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 February 2025

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At a glance

232 pupils · 110% of 210 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
15.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.honeybourneprimary.org
URN
139749

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 21 families named it first for 24 Reception places, 0.88 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2021 entry went to 3.164 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 7 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2020 to 2026. At its inspection on 25 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

24 places offered · 21 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2021 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 3.164 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

16 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
63%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
109
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school63%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
Worcestershire average62.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolChelmsford · 102 miles awayGood78%
Cleobury Mortimer Primary SchoolKidderminster · 34 miles awayGood35%
Priors Wood Primary SchoolWare · 80 miles awayNeeds attention48%
Bridport Primary SchoolBridport · 102 miles awayGood50%
Witney Community Primary SchoolWitney · 25 miles awayGood83%
Nutgrove Methodist Primary SchoolSt Helens · 100 miles awayRequires improvement64%
St Mary's Catholic Junior AcademyNewton-le-Willows · 100 miles awayRequires improvement72%
Mount Nod Primary SchoolCoventry · 25 miles awayGood58%
Batheaston Church SchoolBath · 52 miles awayExpected standard64%
Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-SchoolLeyland · 116 miles awayGood67%
St Edwards Roman Catholic Primary, a Voluntary AcademyOldham · 101 miles awayGood68%
John Blandy Primary SchoolAbingdon · 33 miles awayExpected standard65%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 86% (Worcestershire 78%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Worcestershire 5%, England 7%) · Not recorded 4% (Worcestershire 3%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Worcestershire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Worcestershire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Worcestershire 2%, England 4%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.02 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Worcestershire: 2.70 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 2% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

76.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,185; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,171
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 83% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 8% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£107,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health52%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier74.7%62.3%
Social housing13.2%17.1%
Privately rented12.2%20.5%
Detached houses49.9%22.9%
Flats2.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms43.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01032390 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£401,00061 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£300,000–£520,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (37)£495,000
Semi-detached (15)£297,000
Terraced (9)£240,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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