Elmley Castle CofE First School

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

School type

First school

Ages 5–10

Key Stage 2 performance

Elmley Castle CofE First School is a first school for pupils aged 5–10. 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%

12 first choices, 13 places

First choices per place

0.92

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 13 places

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.15

00.511.5

1 per place

1.1320221.0020231.0020241.0720250.922026

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

Every child who put Elmley Castle 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: 5–10
Pupils on roll: 88
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

6.0%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

1.1%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

9.1%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

3.4%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.3%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

13.3%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

16.5

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,661

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Bredon Hill Academy Evesham · 2.1 mi 55.9 Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School Pershore · 3.7 mi 70.4 Orchard Primary School Pershore · 3.8 mi 41.8 The De Montfort School Evesham · 3.9 mi 49.5 St Egwin's CofE Middle School Evesham · 3.9 mi 34.7 St Mary's Catholic Primary School Evesham · 3.9 mi 30.6 Pinvin CofE Academy Pershore · 4.9 mi 24.0 St Barnabas CofE Primary School Pershore · 5.7 mi 50.7

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

Elmley Castle CofE First School at a glance

Located in Pershore, Worcestershire, Elmley Castle CofE First School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 88 pupils aged 5 to 10.

Elmley Castle CofE First School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 16.5 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. Elmley Castle 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.