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Michaelchurch Escley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Michaelchurch Escley, Hereford HR2 0PT · michaelchurchprimary.com · 01981 510208
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Herefordshire, County of 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 63
- 7 over 56 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.3%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 9 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Herefordshire, County of it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Michaelchurch Escley Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 35
- 54% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 51% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied