Primary school

Wigmore Primary School

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  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Herefordshire
  • HR6 9UN
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2015 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 617 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 5%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 13%2018/19: top 36%2022/23: top 7%2023/24: top 9%2024/25: top 5%No exams

Against West Midlands

Expected standard, RWM87% · West Midlands 65%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM30% · West Midlands 7%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score114 · West Midlands 10510/10 Top 10%
Maths score109 · West Midlands 10510/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 32 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 57% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 83% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 72% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 82% · 28 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 81% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 87% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 65%87%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 32 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 14% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 21% · 29 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 21% · 28 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 26% · 31 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 30% · 30 pupils · West Midlands 7%30%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 32 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 108 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 110 · 28 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 109 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 114 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 10511499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 32 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 99 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 110 · 28 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 111 · 31 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 109 · 30 pupils · West Midlands 10511199No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
16 of 16 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1616
2nd70
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2025

  1. 2005Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026169
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.9%
First language not English4.7%
SEN support7.7%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils6.2%

Girls 46.1%Boys 53.9%

74.8% full · 226 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 44 responses (26% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school90.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.2% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 70.5% not applicable61.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year95.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 29.6% not applicable80.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?22.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 22.7% who said Yes above60% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child97.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing86.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school90.9% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent86.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.1
Pupils per adult12.2
  • Classroom teachers 5.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 7.4 FTE · Whole workforce 15.3 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,734
Spend per pupil£6,844
Staff spend per pupil£5,315
Reserve per pupil£661
  • +£108,000revenue reserve
  • −£18,000in-year balance

Grants £6,465 · self-generated £269 · premises £251 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WIGMORE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £490,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it