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Bredenbury Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Martin Farmer

corporate_fareTHREE COUNTIES ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBromyard, HR7 4TF

phone 1885483253

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

78%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bredenbury Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bromyard, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bredenbury Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Bromyard, Herefordshire, County of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THREE COUNTIES ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 35 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #28 of 71 primaries in Herefordshire, County of and #5,171 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 61%

Reading78% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 72%

Maths78% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading67% LA 77% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading50% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.5

Write

LA 0.6

Maths

LA -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 June 2025

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-03

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2021-07-06

Schools into Special Measures Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-10-16

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 35 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	35	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	35	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	37	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	34	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	31	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	40	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	39	1	2.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	39	2	5.1%	0.6%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

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