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Willersey Church of England Primary School

Primary · ages 5-11MixedChurch of England45 pupilsGloucestershire
School Chooser Score
31
Below
similar schools
Likely range 12 to 62, so it could be “in line”
Out of 100. Better than 60% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, December 2022
Reached the expected level at 110%England 63%
Attendance93.9%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families38%Far more than most schools
Places11 spare45 pupils, 56 places
Pupils per teacher14.8School workforce census

Willersey Church of England Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Broadway for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 45 pupils and room for 56. About 38 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. We give it 31 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 60% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.

Church Street, Willersey, Broadway, WR12 7PN01386 852646willerseyschool.org.ukMr Mark Jackson headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 7 December 2022 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

6 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way.

Reached the expected level at 110%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score101.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score96.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2023 to 2025
2023: 38%38%20232024: 44%44%20242025: 0%0%2025
Since 2023: -38%Declining overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017GloucestershireEngland
Pupils tested698443
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%44%38%62%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%0%0%10%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score101.0103.0105.0106.3105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score96.099.098.0104.4104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score96.0101.0102.0105.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard50%67%75%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard33%67%50%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)0%44%50%
Reading progressReading progress score+1.5
Maths progressMaths progress score-4.8

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

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.

Plenty of spare places47 pupils for 56 places, 2024/25
84% full

9 places were empty (16% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 15% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.

Will my child get a place?

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 (6 offers for 8 places).

EntryPlacesPut it firstApplied at allGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary85156all offeredLA
2025 Primary84125all offeredLA
2024 Primary83103all offeredLA
2023 Primary86107all offeredLA
2022 Primary87178all offeredLA

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.

Pupils on roll45Census January 2026
Places5680% full
Pupils from low-income families38%38% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support13%6 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan7%3 pupils with a plan
Average class size30.01 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)36%£24,800 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls21 / 24
White British pupils89%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Other difficulty or disability (3), Moderate learning difficulty (1), Physical disability (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1), emotional and mental health (1), Specific learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll454746505453
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals38%38%41%50%33%34%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support17%4%12%13%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%9%6%2%4%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.9% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance93.9%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school13.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.9%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence6.1%5.1%5.8%6.0%4.0%4.3%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.2%4.0%4.5%4.6%2.6%4.0%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.9%1.1%1.2%1.4%1.4%0.2%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence13.3%13.0%18.2%12.3%10.9%14.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.06.00.00.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.0full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher14.8Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants2.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£53,247
Teachers who left in the year11%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher0.62023/24

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.

Spend per pupil£9,878England £7,738. Total £464k
Income per pupil£9,825England £7,697. Total £462k
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,308England £3,480
Money in reserve32%A lot put by: £147k, £3,138 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£2,490it spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£9,878spent per pupil

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

Crimes within 500 m1112 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate28 per 1,000 people69% lower than the England average
Typical house price£450,000Cotswold
Nearest bus stop120 mThe Pool, 7 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Broadway First SchoolCouncil1.1 miles73Good 202334Compare
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy1.3 miles86Good 202484Compare
Honeybourne Primary AcademyAcademy2.6 miles232No overall grade 202560Compare
St Catharine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy2.7 miles114Good 202156Compare
Bretforton Village SchoolAcademy2.7 miles63Good 202219Compare
St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy2.9 miles149Report card 202611Compare
Badsey First SchoolAcademy3.0 miles122No overall grade 202586Compare
Blackminster Middle SchoolCouncil4.1 miles217Requires improvement 20246Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Willersey Church of England Primary 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.

Beats60%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the upper half of its group. Its score of 31 is 7 points above the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 0 · middle 24 · highest 95100

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 Willersey Church of England Primary 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.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Pebworth First SchoolCouncil4.7 miles40Good 202355Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 31 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 31% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 12 to 62. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. 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 atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
Ofsted inspection18% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.02
Ofsted grade, 3.8 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.14
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%below
-0.12
2024/25; 45 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
What parents say0%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 Willersey Church of England Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Willersey Church of England Primary School scores 31 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 60% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 12 to 62, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Willersey Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Willersey Church of England Primary School good at its last full inspection on 7 December 2022.

How good are Willersey Church of England Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.

How many pupils does Willersey Church of England Primary School have?

45 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 56 places, so it is 80% full.

Is Willersey Church of England Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 9 places were empty in 2024/25 (16% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Willersey Church of England Primary School?

Pupils were in school 93.9% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Willersey Church of England Primary School?

The average class had 30.0 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
Church Street, Willersey, Broadway, WR12 7PN
Telephone
01386 852646
Website
www.willerseyschool.org.uk
Headteacher
Mr Mark Jackson
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 5-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Gloucester
Local authority
Gloucestershire
Ward
Campden & Vale
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
URN
115661 · LAESTAB 9163081 · UKPRN 10078546

Where these figures come from