Primary school

Michaelchurch Escley Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Herefordshire
  • HR2 0PT
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,889 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 13%

Top % in England, by year
2018/19: top 93%93%2022/23: top 8%8% · 2022/232023/24: top 15%2024/25: top 13%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM80% · West Midlands 65%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · West Midlands 7%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · West Midlands 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: withheld (4 pupils)2018/19: 43% · 7 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 82% · 11 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 78% · 9 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 80% · 10 pupils · West Midlands 65%82%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: withheld (4 pupils)2018/19: 0% · 7 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 18% · 11 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 9 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 10% · 10 pupils · West Midlands 7%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: withheld (4 pupils)2018/19: 106 · 7 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 108 · 11 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 107 · 9 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 109 · 10 pupils · West Midlands 105109106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: withheld (4 pupils)2018/19: 104 · 7 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 11 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 103 · 9 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 10 pupils · West Midlands 105106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
9 of 9 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st99
2nd30
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202663
Free school meals (past 6 years)5.0%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils7.8%

Girls 40%Boys 60%

112.5% full · 56 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.7
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 3.4
  • Leadership 1.2
  • Teaching assistants 2.3
  • Other support 3

Teachers 4.6 FTE · Whole workforce 9.9 · 14 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,528
Spend per pupil£10,040
Staff spend per pupil£7,740
Reserve per pupil£535
  • +£33,706revenue reserve
  • −£32,221in-year balance

Grants £9,024 · self-generated £504 · premises £368 per pupil