Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School

About Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School

Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent ungraded inspection in December 2023, a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2013 when it was judged to require improvement. The school’s leadership and management are also rated Good. The most telling academic metric comes from the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well above the local authority average of 63% for primary schools in Herefordshire, and it places the school 18th out of 68 primaries in the county, putting it in the top 25% of schools locally. Nationally, it ranks in the top 17% of all primary schools on the same measure, which is a strong showing for a small village school.

Digging into the individual subject scores, reading is a particular strength: 91% of pupils reached the expected standard and half achieved a higher score, with an average scaled score of 110. In maths, 77% met the expected standard and 32% reached the higher threshold, with an average score of 108. Writing is slightly weaker, with 86% at expected and just 14% at the higher level. The school does not publish progress scores for any of the three core subjects, so it is not possible to see how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 45%, which is notably high, and the school has capacity for 140 pupils but currently has 111 on roll, suggesting it is not yet full. Its Ofsted report notes the school remains Good, and the trajectory from Requires Improvement to Good is a clear positive.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, dining hall, library, music rooms, chapel and a forest school, which supports outdoor learning. Sports on offer include rounders, gymnastics, dance, athletics and cricket, while clubs cover coding, drama, science and choir. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: it received 36 applications for 19 places, with 21 first-preference applications and all 19 first-preference offers accepted, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. This suggests strong local demand. Families considering Brampton Abbotts should note its Church of England character and its position as a solidly performing primary that has improved its Ofsted rating and delivers above-average outcomes, particularly in reading, within a supportive, small-school environment.

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