OFSTED
10 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
19 June 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
182
182 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
108
59.3% of pupils
Male pupils
74
40.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.8 pts
below England
School
6.0%
Herefordshire, County of
18.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.7 pts
below England
School
6.6%
Herefordshire, County of
11.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Herefordshire, County of
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
92.3%
168
Any other White background
4.4%
8
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
2
White and Black African
1.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
1
Indian
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.6%
43 of
182 pupils
2.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
84.0%
23.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Reading
18.2 pts above England
School
92.0%
Herefordshire, County of
75.9%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Writing
13.7 pts above England
School
84.0%
Herefordshire, County of
73.6%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Maths
20.0 pts above England
School
92.0%
Herefordshire, County of
74.5%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
2.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.35 pts
lower than
England
School
2.87%
Herefordshire, County of
5.51%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.00 pts
lower than
England
School
4.82%
Herefordshire, County of
12.90%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Herefordshire, County of
1.32%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
86.7%
1.5 pts
below England
Walford Nursery & Primary School
86.7%
Herefordshire, County of
85.3%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.