SCHOOL PROFILE

Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 116894
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 121 Published school capacity
Capacity used 84.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

4 February 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
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 102 102 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 48 47.1% of pupils
Male pupils 54 52.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.4%
4.6 pts above England
School 29.4%
Herefordshire, County of 18.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.8%
12.5 pts below England
School 7.8%
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
86.3%
88
Any other White background
10.8%
11
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
3
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 34.3% 35 of 102 pupils
13.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 34.3%
Herefordshire, County of 23.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.6% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 7.8 pts above
EHC plans 11.8% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 5.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 11
Specific learning difficulty 5
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Other difficulty or disability 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1

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

69.0% 8.6 pts above England
School 69.0%
Herefordshire, County of 62.5%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

85.0%

11.2 pts above England

School 85.0%
Herefordshire, County of 75.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Herefordshire, County of 73.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
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

6.40%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.18 pts higher than England
School 6.40%
Herefordshire, County of 5.51%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.07 pts higher than England
School 18.89%
Herefordshire, County of 12.90%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.11%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts lower than England
School 1.11%
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

84.3% 3.9 pts below England
Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School
84.3%
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