Red Hill CofE Primary School

Red Hill CofE Primary demonstrates a strong overall performance, maintaining a good quality of education since its last inspection. The new leadership team is fostering an environment that encourages pupils to excel in both academic and personal development, and the school community shows a commitment to collaborative growth. Pupils express satisfaction with their school experience, emphasizing the supportive atmosphere and the effectiveness of communication with parents. The curriculum is well-developed in many areas, particularly in phonics and early reading, which contributes to pupils becoming confident and fluent readers. However, there are some areas requiring improvement, particularly in the evaluation of the curriculum in subjects like history where it remains underdeveloped. Additionally, while the support for pupils with special educational needs is noted as effective during lessons, there are concerns about parent communication regarding their child's support and progress. The governors are also on a journey of understanding their roles better to hold school leaders accountable effectively, which may lead to a stronger governance structure in the future.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit strong enthusiasm for school values and feel safe.
• Leaders have set high expectations promoting a positive learning environment.
• Effective prioritization of phonics and reading instruction.
• Pupils benefit from a variety of clubs and leadership opportunities.
• Strong safeguarding culture within the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Incomplete evaluation of curriculum impact in some subjects.
• Insufficient communication with parents of pupils with SEND.

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 Red Hill CofE Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.6% 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 Red Hill CofE 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 Red Hill CofE Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.8% 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, 14.2% of pupils at Red Hill CofE Primary 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 Red Hill CofE Primary School received £6,694 and spent £6,133 for each of its 394 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £127,000 (£323 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 Red Hill CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Red Hill CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Red Hill CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Red Hill CofE Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Red Hill CofE Primary School have?

Red Hill CofE Primary School has 394 pupils on roll.

What age range does Red Hill CofE Primary School cover?

Red Hill CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Red Hill CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Red Hill CofE Primary School?

Red Hill CofE Primary School is at Midhurst Close, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2HX.