Hallow CofE Primary School

About Hallow CofE Primary School

Hallow CofE Primary School was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspection as well. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, where 67% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits above the Worcestershire local authority average of 61%, placing Hallow in the top half of primary schools in the Malvern Hills district, where it ranks 16th out of 34. The school’s overall ranking score of 67 puts it in the top 50% nationally, though it sits behind local peers such as Inkberrow Primary and Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary, both of which scored 88. Still, for a village primary with 160 pupils, the results represent solid, above-average performance.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 SATs data, Hallow’s strongest subject was reading, where 90% of pupils reached the expected standard and 43% achieved the higher standard. Writing saw 77% at expected and 20% at higher, while maths recorded 80% at expected and 27% at higher. The average scaled scores were 108 in reading and 105 in maths, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. Only 7% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects, which is a modest figure but not unusual for a school of this size. Ofsted’s 2022 inspection noted that leadership and management remain Good, and the school continues to hold a Good rating for overall effectiveness. There is no progress score data available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 32 applications for 20 places and 18 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.6. Hallow is a Church of England primary, which may influence admissions criteria for some families. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, library, art studios, chapel and a sensory room, alongside an outdoor playground. The school offers a range of clubs including science, book, chess, gardening and eco club, and sports such as netball, athletics, swimming, cricket and rounders. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking a Good-rated village primary with above-average SATs outcomes, a strong reading record and a clear Church of England character, Hallow is a solid choice, though those wanting an Outstanding rating would need to look 2.3 km away at Northwick Manor Primary.

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