Church Lench CofE First School
Church Lench CofE First School is a converter academy in Evesham for boys and girls aged 5 to 10. It has 71 pupils and room for 90. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Main Street, Church Lench, Evesham, WR11 4UE01386 870297churchlench.worcs.sch.ukMrs Samantha Price headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 24 October 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
18 places were empty (20% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Moderate learning difficulty (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Hearing impairment (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.1% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 5.1% | 11.4% | 7.7% | 9.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Church Lench CofE First School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvington CofE First School | Church of England | 2.3 miles | 176 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| Salford Priors CofE Academy | Academy | 3.0 miles | 25 | No overall grade 2024 | 5 | Compare |
| Dunnington CofE Primary School | Church of England | 3.1 miles | 97 | Requires improvement 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| Fladbury CofE Primary School and Preschool | Church of England | 3.5 miles | 76 | No overall grade 2025 | 91 | Compare |
| Offenham Church of England First School | Academy | 3.5 miles | 97 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Flyford Flavell Primary School | Council | 3.6 miles | 113 | Good 2021 | 86 | Compare |
| Inkberrow Primary School | Academy | 4.0 miles | 196 | No overall grade 2025 | 94 | Compare |
| Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Church of England | 4.1 miles | 21 | No overall grade 2025 | 13 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Church Lench CofE First School a good school?
Church Lench CofE First School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in October 2023.
What is Church Lench CofE First School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Church Lench CofE First School good at its last full inspection on 24 October 2023.
How many pupils does Church Lench CofE First School have?
71 pupils aged 5 to 10 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 90 places, so it is 79% full.
Is Church Lench CofE First School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 18 places were empty in 2024/25 (20% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Church Lench CofE First School?
Pupils were in school 95.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 5% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Church Lench CofE First School?
The average class had 23.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Main Street, Church Lench, Evesham, WR11 4UE
- Telephone
- 01386 870297
- Website
- www.churchlench.worcs.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Price
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Worcester
- Multi-academy trust
- New Education Trust (3 schools)
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Inkberrow
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151572 · LAESTAB 8853018 · UKPRN 10097255
- Formerly
- Church Lench CofE First School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Worcestershire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.