Elmley Castle CofE First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Worcestershire
Main Street, Pershore, WR10 3HS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.4%
11.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
79
Capacity used
Has space66%
120 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
14 of 15 families who put it first got an offer
14
Places offered
32
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 15 | 14 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 6 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 32 | 14 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Natalie Harbron
- Address
- Main Street, Elmley Castle, Pershore, WR10 3HS
- Phone
- 01386710279
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Bredon Hill · West Worcestershire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116808
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 4% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
79 pupils · 120 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
14 April 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Needs attention Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
21 June 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 71 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
11.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.