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Bredenbury Primary School

Primary · Bromyard · HR7 4TF

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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 3 June 2025

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At a glance

51 pupils · 73% of 70 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
URN
149323

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 6 families named it first for 6 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 3 June 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 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

6 places offered · 6 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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.

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
78%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school78%
Median of its 12 closest peers43%
Herefordshire, County of average65.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Kehelland Village SchoolCamborne · 182 miles awayGood33%
Bridgerule Church of England Primary SchoolHolsworthy · 126 miles awayGood43%
Mary Howard Church of England Primary SchoolTamworth · 51 miles awayGood100%
Stoke Gabriel Primary SchoolTotnes · 132 miles awayGood47%
Marshwood CofE Primary AcademyBridport · 98 miles awayRequires improvement38%
Somersham Primary SchoolIpswich · 154 miles awayGood56%
Sharneyford Primary SchoolBacup · 106 miles awayExpected standard30%
Middleham Church of England Aided SchoolLeyburn · 147 miles awayGood56%
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad OakBishop's Stortford · 123 miles awayExpected standard56%
Waberthwaite CofE SchoolMillom · 150 miles awayGood (2019)43%
St James' CofE Primary School, ColdwalthamPulborough · 123 miles awayGood20%
Blackford CofE Primary SchoolCarlisle · 191 miles awayGood13%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Herefordshire, County of 82%, England 60%) · Black African 6% (Herefordshire, County of 1%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 2% (Herefordshire, County of 3%, England 4%) · Any other White background 2% (Herefordshire, County of 8%, England 7%)

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)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Herefordshire, County of: 2.33 suspensions and 0.01 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
16.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,748; 50% 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£12,629
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 84% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£33,000

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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)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.6%62.3%
Social housing5.6%17.1%
Privately rented14.8%20.5%
Detached houses77.6%22.9%
Flats1.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms35.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van4.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014000 · how to read area figures

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
5a 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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