Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School

About Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School

Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary in rural Herefordshire, currently home to 71 pupils against a capacity of 90. That leaves some physical headroom, but the school is clearly in demand: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 20 applications for just 8 places, with all 8 first-preference offers accepted and an oversubscription ratio of 2.5. The pupil body is notably diverse in terms of disadvantage — 33.8% of children qualify for free school meals, well above the national average of around 23% and a strong signal that the school serves a genuinely mixed catchment. With a nursery on site and an age range from 2 to 11, it’s a genuine all-through primary option for local families, though the small roll means class sizes are likely intimate. The school’s religious character as Church of England will appeal to those seeking a faith-based setting, and the headteacher, Beth Stevens, leads a team that has maintained a consistent Good rating from Ofsted across two inspections.

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