Harvington CofE First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Worcestershire
Village Street, Evesham, WR11 8NQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 03/07/2023
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.3%
6.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
176
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
26 of 31 families who put it first got an offer
31
Places offered
57
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 31 | 26 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 18 | 5 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 57 | 31 | 54% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (4 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
- 3–10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tom Holdstock
- Address
- Village Street, Harvington, Evesham, WR11 8NQ
- Phone
- 01386870412
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Harvington & Norton · Redditch
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116819
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
176 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 July 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
05 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 151 pupils
Attendance
96.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
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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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Worcestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.