SCHOOL PROFILE

Wigmore Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 136374
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 226 Published school capacity
Capacity used 74.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Herefordshire, County of
Trust WIGMORE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 169 158 full-time · 11 part-time
Female pupils 84 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 85 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.9%
5.9 pts below England
School 18.9%
Herefordshire, County of 18.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.9%
14.4 pts below England
School 5.9%
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
84.6%
143
Any other White background
7.7%
13
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
4
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
4
White and Asian
1.8%
3
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
1
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 10.1% 17 of 169 pupils
10.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.1%
Herefordshire, County of 23.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.1% 12 pupils
England 14.8% 7.7 pts below
EHC plans 3.0% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 6
Speech, language & communication 5
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 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

87.0% 26.6 pts above England
School 87.0%
Herefordshire, County of 62.5%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Herefordshire, County of 75.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

90.0%

19.7 pts above England

School 90.0%
Herefordshire, County of 73.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

97.0%

25.0 pts above England

School 97.0%
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

4.13%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.09 pts lower than England
School 4.13%
Herefordshire, County of 5.51%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.16%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.65 pts lower than England
School 6.16%
Herefordshire, County of 12.90%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.68%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.12 pts lower than England
School 0.68%
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

74.8% 13.4 pts below England
Wigmore Primary School
74.8%
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