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Church Lench CofE First School

Primary · Evesham · WR11 4UE

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 24 October 2023

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At a glance

71 pupils · 79% of 90 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–10
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
18.3% of pupils
Website
http://www.churchlench.worcs.sch.uk
URN
151572

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

8 places offered · 7 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
2.6%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.4%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£3,859
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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