Clifton upon Teme Primary School

Clifton upon Teme Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance, maintaining its status as a good school. The majority of pupils are happy and engaged in their learning, exhibiting respectful behavior towards staff and peers. The school emphasizes high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, providing a broad curriculum that effectively prepares pupils for their future educational pathways. However, some foundation subjects need further development, particularly concerning the retention of previously learned material, which has impacted some pupils' ability to build on their knowledge.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, respectful, and engage well with their learning.
• Strong emphasis on reading with excellent progression from early years.
• Well-organized early years setting with warm relationships.
• Passionate and supportive governing body.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements ensuring pupil welfare.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects do not provide enough opportunities for pupils to revisit learning.
• New subject leaders require training and support to enhance their effectiveness.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Clifton upon Teme Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Clifton upon Teme Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Clifton upon Teme Primary School had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 72.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.8% of pupils at Clifton upon Teme Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Clifton upon Teme Primary School received £10,312 and spent £11,099 for each of its 72 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £112,000 (-£1,551 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Clifton upon Teme Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Clifton upon Teme Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Clifton upon Teme Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Clifton upon Teme Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Clifton upon Teme Primary School have?

Clifton upon Teme Primary School has 72 pupils on roll.

What age range does Clifton upon Teme Primary School cover?

Clifton upon Teme Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Clifton upon Teme Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Clifton upon Teme Primary School?

Clifton upon Teme Primary School is at Pound Lane, Clifton-upon-Teme, Clifton-upon-Teme Primary School, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR6 6DE.