Hanbury CofE First School

Hanbury C of E First School continues to demonstrate a strong performance as a good school, maintaining high expectations for its pupils' achievements. The school is marked by its supportive environment, where pupils feel happy and safe. The curriculum is well-planned with particular attention to early reading, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), receive effective support. Relationships among pupils are positive, fostering a sense of community and respect. However, some areas of the newly implemented curriculum are yet to show their full impact on learning, indicating a need for continuous assessment and embedding of these subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel safe at school.
• High expectations for pupil achievements.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong focus on developing a love of reading.
• Positive relationships among pupils and staff.
• A well-planned curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge.

Areas for Improvement

• Some newly implemented curriculum areas are not yet fully assessed for their impact.

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 Hanbury CofE First School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.8% 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 Hanbury CofE First 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 Hanbury CofE First School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 10.0% of pupils at Hanbury CofE First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Hanbury CofE First School received £7,922 and spent £8,821 for each of its 140 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £110,000 (£787 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 Hanbury CofE First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hanbury CofE First School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Hanbury CofE First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hanbury CofE First School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Hanbury CofE First School have?

Hanbury CofE First School has 140 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hanbury CofE First School cover?

Hanbury CofE First School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Hanbury CofE First School?

Hanbury CofE First School is at School Road, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4BS.