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Defford and Besford CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled
Hill View, Defford, Worcester WR8 9BH · deffordschool.co.uk · 01386 750321
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 54
- 64% of 84 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 11 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 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Defford and Besford CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2015Good
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 Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 24
- 45% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied