Madresfield CofE Primary School

Madresfield CofE Primary School demonstrates a solid performance overall, maintaining a good quality of education across various domains. The school fosters a caring and supportive environment where pupils feel safe and engaged. Leaders are committed to providing a well-rounded education through a well-structured curriculum that effectively prepares students for future educational challenges. Noteworthy is the emphasis on positive behaviour, respect, and kindness, which contributes to a harmonious school atmosphere.

Strengths

• Caring ethos and warm atmosphere
• High expectations for pupils' learning and well-being
• Well-rounded education with a well-structured curriculum
• Effective phonics teaching that supports reading development
• Strong extra-curricular activities promoting interests and talents
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Dedicated and knowledgeable governors
• Positive collaboration within the multi-academy trust

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment to address misconceptions in some subjects
• New subject leaders still developing assessment systems

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 Madresfield CofE Primary School attended 91.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% 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, 3.2% of pupils at Madresfield 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 Madresfield CofE Primary School had 15.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.5% 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, 22.6% of pupils at Madresfield CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 14.3% 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 2024–25 Madresfield CofE Primary School received £10,195 and spent £9,803 for each of its 94 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £97,000 (£1,033 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Elements Diocesan Learning Trust, income was £7,945 and spending £8,026 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Malvern · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

Madresfield CofE Primary School is part of Elements Diocesan Learning Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Malvern
• Callow End CofE Primary School Worcester
• Powick CofE Primary School Worcester
• Rushwick CofE Primary School Worcester
• Broadheath CofE Primary School Worcester
• Castlemorton Church of England Primary School Malvern
• St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton Pershore
• Martley CofE Primary School Worcester
• Crowle CofE Primary School Worcester
• Pinvin CofE Academy Pershore

What is Madresfield CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Madresfield CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Madresfield CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Madresfield CofE Primary School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Madresfield CofE Primary School have?

Madresfield CofE Primary School has 84 pupils on roll.

What age range does Madresfield CofE Primary School cover?

Madresfield CofE Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

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

Where is Madresfield CofE Primary School?

Madresfield CofE Primary School is at 40 Madresfield Village, Madresfield, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5AA.