Ombersley Endowed First School
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Ombersley Endowed First School is a voluntary aided school in Ombersley for boys and girls aged 3 to 9. It has 131 pupils and room for 180. About 14 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 16 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 13% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
School Bank, Ombersley, WR9 0DR01905 620384ombersley.eschools.co.uk/webMrs Catherine Brogan headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 20 May 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2019 | Ungraded | School remains Good |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 8 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have grown by 14% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.
The last child to get a place lived 4.3 miles away in 2026, 3.7 miles away in 2025, 2.7 miles away in 2022. Those cut-offs are for children living outside the catchment area; every child inside it got a place. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups are placed first. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
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 in the catchment area who applied got a place. Outside the catchment, the last place went to a child living 4.3 miles away.
| Entry | Places | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 30 | 4.3 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 28 | 3.7 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2024 Primary | 28 | – all offered | LA |
| 2023 Primary | 28 | – all offered | LA |
| 2022 Primary | 28 | 2.7 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2021 Primary | 28 | – all offered | LA |
| 2020 Primary | 28 | – all offered | LA |
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 26.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 24.5 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (13), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), Specific learning difficulty (5), emotional and mental health (4), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (3), Hearing impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 131 | 137 | 135 | 121 | 121 | 112 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 14% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 9% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 19% | 15% | 17% | 19% | 21% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 0% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.6% 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 | 6.4% | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.8% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 17.4% | 14.6% | 12.8% | 18.6% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sytchampton Endowed Primary School | Voluntary | 1.4 miles | 78 | No overall grade 2025 | 62 | Compare |
| Grimley and Holt CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.1 miles | 92 | No overall grade 2025 | 9 | Compare |
| Westlands First School | Council | 2.5 miles | 209 | Good 2020 | 5 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 2.5 miles | 197 | Requires improvement 2022 | 2 | Compare |
| Westacre Middle School | Council | 2.6 miles | 444 | Good 2022 | 69 | Compare |
| Chawson First School | Council | 2.8 miles | 347 | No overall grade 2024 | 3 | Compare |
| Witton Middle School | Academy | 2.9 miles | 390 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
| Claines CofE Primary School | Church of England | 2.9 miles | 204 | No overall grade 2024 | 95 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Ombersley Endowed First School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Ombersley Endowed First School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wychbold First and Nursery School | Academy | 4.8 miles | 138 | Good 2022 | 81 | Compare |
| Rushwick CofE Primary School | Academy | 6.6 miles | 149 | Report card 2026 | 42 | Compare |
| Welland Primary School | Academy | 15.2 miles | 134 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 16 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 16% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 7 to 37. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | -0.10 | Ofsted grade, 1.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | well below | -0.28 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | below | -0.12 | 2024/25; 115 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Ombersley Endowed First School a good school?
The figures are weak. Ombersley Endowed First School scores 16 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 13% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 7 to 37, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Ombersley Endowed First School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ombersley Endowed First School not judged at its last full inspection on 20 May 2025.
How many pupils does Ombersley Endowed First School have?
131 pupils aged 3 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 73% full.
Is Ombersley Endowed First School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 4.3 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Ombersley Endowed First School?
Pupils were in school 93.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 17% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Ombersley Endowed First School?
The average class had 25.3 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
- School Bank, Ombersley, WR9 0DR
- Telephone
- 01905 620384
- Website
- ombersley.eschools.co.uk/web
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Brogan
- Type of school
- Voluntary aided school (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-9, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Ombersley
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116905 · LAESTAB 8853365 · UKPRN 10080124
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, consistent financial reporting 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.