Eckington CofE First School

Voluntary controlled school·First school Pershore, Worcestershire·WR10 3AU

School type

First school

Ages 4–10

Key Stage 2 performance

Eckington CofE First School is a first school for pupils aged 4–10. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

17 first choices, 18 places

First choices per place

0.94

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 18 places

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.06

00.511.5

1 per place

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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Eckington CofE First School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range: 4–10
Pupils on roll: 77
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

6.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

0.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

14.3%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

0.0%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

3.0%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

3.1%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

14.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,602

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School Pershore · 3.2 mi 70.4 Orchard Primary School Pershore · 3.5 mi 41.8 St Barnabas CofE Primary School Pershore · 4.4 mi 50.7 Upton-Upon-Severn CofE Primary and Pre School Worcester · 4.5 mi 46.4 Pinvin CofE Academy Pershore · 4.8 mi 24.0 Bredon Hill Academy Evesham · 4.9 mi 55.9 Norton Juxta Kempsey CofE Primary School Worcester · 6.1 mi 68.2 Kempsey Primary School Worcester · 6.5 mi 46.5

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Eckington CofE First School is a primary school serving Pershore, Worcestershire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 77 pupils aged 4 to 10 on roll.

Eckington CofE First School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.0%. There are about 14.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Eckington CofE First School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.