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Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Ledbury · HR8 1RT

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At a glance

57 pupils · 102% of 56 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
17.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
29.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.bromesberrowschool.co.uk/
URN
151067

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 5 families named it first for 5 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 15 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2012 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

5 places offered · 5 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
112
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 school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers48.5%
Gloucestershire average61.5%
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
Hundon Community Primary SchoolSudbury · 124 miles awayGood43%
Worthington SchoolAshby-de-la-Zouch · 68 miles awayGood88%
Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolHaverhill · 120 miles awayGood73%
Garvestone Community Primary SchoolNorwich · 148 miles awayNo current grade70%
Ridgewell Church of England Primary SchoolHalstead · 124 miles awayNeeds attention77%
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary SchoolCambridge · 113 miles awayGood75%
Roxton Church of England AcademyBedford · 88 miles awayGood27%
Wood Lane Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 72 miles awayRequires improvement36%
St John's CofE (C) Primary SchoolDudley · 36 miles awayExpected standard47%
Great Wishford CofE (VA) Primary SchoolSalisbury · 65 miles awayGood0%
Stogursey Church of England Primary SchoolBridgwater · 66 miles awayNeeds attention36%
Hemington Primary SchoolDerby · 73 miles awayGood50%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 77% (Gloucestershire 76%, England 60%) · White Gypsy/Roma 18% (Gloucestershire 1%, England 0%) · Not recorded 2% (Gloucestershire 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (Gloucestershire 6%, England 7%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 2% (Gloucestershire 0%, England 0%)

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)
8.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
28.1%
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 · Gloucestershire: 3.19 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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
16.3
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 sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

80% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.5 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 £47,572; 25% 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£8,793
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 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £178,000; in-year balance +£71,000

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.8%62.3%
Social housing8%17.1%
Privately rented15.1%20.5%
Detached houses62.8%22.9%
Flats6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms37.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022233 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£365,00010 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£324,500–£437,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (8)£401,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.

Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 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

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

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