SCHOOL PROFILE

Weobley Primary School

Primary Community school URN 116746
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 250 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

17 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 215 194 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 97 45.1% of pupils
Male pupils 118 54.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.0%
1.2 pts above England
School 26.0%
Herefordshire, County of 18.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.5%
19.8 pts below England
School 0.5%
Herefordshire, County of 11.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
89.3%
192
Gypsy / Roma
3.7%
8
White and Asian
2.8%
6
Any other White background
2.3%
5
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.2% 52 of 215 pupils
3.4 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.2%
Herefordshire, County of 23.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.5% 44 pupils
England 14.8% 5.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.7% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Speech, language & communication 9
Other difficulty or disability 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
No specialist assessment yet 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Herefordshire, County of 62.5%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Herefordshire, County of 75.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Herefordshire, County of 73.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

84.0%

12.0 pts above England

School 84.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.96 pts lower than England
School 5.26%
Herefordshire, County of 5.51%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.11 pts lower than England
School 14.71%
Herefordshire, County of 12.90%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

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

86.0% 2.2 pts below England
Weobley Primary School
86.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information