Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School

Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a small, friendly and welcoming Church of England primary where pupils are happy, feel safe and behave well. Staff-pupil relationships are strong, pupils take on leadership roles such as ‘peace makers’, and the school has created a family-like culture with a clear sense of belonging. Pupils achieve well academically, including in end of key stage 2 assessments, and those with SEND are well supported. Reading is a particular strength, with effective help for pupils who find reading difficult, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. The school’s quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and personal development are all strong. Leaders have high aspirations for every pupil, the curriculum is well designed, and teachers check learning effectively so that pupils know and remember more. Pupils benefit from a range of personal development opportunities, including trips, community contributions and charity work, which help them become tolerant and responsible. Leadership and management require improvement. There has been instability in leadership and governance, and the governing body has not provided enough oversight, meaning some systems and processes, such as keeping attendance registers accurately, have not been followed well enough. An interim executive board formed by the local authority and diocese is supporting the school to stabilise leadership. The report says governors, with IEB support, should act swiftly to ensure leadership is fully effective and to hold leaders to account.

Strengths

• Strong, caring relationships between staff and pupils
• Pupils are happy, feel safe and behave very well
• Pupils have a deep sense of belonging and take on leadership responsibilities
• High aspirations help pupils achieve well, including in end of key stage 2 assessments
• Well-designed curriculum and effective checking of pupils’ learning
• Pupils with SEND are well identified and supported
• Pupils read well, including those who previously found reading challenging
• Personal development is broad, with trips and community activities
• Pupils contribute to the local community and show tolerance of others
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective
• Staff workload is considered and staff well-being is taken into account

Areas for Improvement

• Leadership and management are not as effective as they should be
• Recent changes to governance and staffing, including leadership roles, have caused instability
• The governing body has not provided enough oversight of the school
• Some school systems and processes have not been followed well enough, such as keeping attendance registers accurately
• Governors need to act swiftly, with IEB support, to ensure leadership is fully effective
• Governors need a thorough understanding of how well systems and procedures are adhered to and hold leaders to account

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 2023–24 pupils at Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School attended 92.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.5%). 19.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 14.6%).

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 2023–24, 0.0% of pupils at Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.0%). 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 Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School had 9.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 17.1%).

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, 9.5% of pupils at Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School received £15,250 and spent £19,273 for each of its 21 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £35,000 (-£1,658 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 Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in September 2025.

When was Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School have?

Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School has 21 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School cover?

Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

Where is Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School?

Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School is at Main Street, Cleeve Prior, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 8LG.