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Claines CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Worcester · WR3 7RW

Ages 4–11 · 204 pupils · Worcestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

80%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.23 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-19

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)80%
Higher standard (RWM)27%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.0%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
179

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.23 · Competitive

1st preferences

37

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
82
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

204 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
204
Boys / girls
104 / 100
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
204 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
11.3%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Worcester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Simon Gent

Location

Address
School Bank, Claines
Postcode
WR3 7RW
Town
Worcester
County
Worcestershire
Local authority
Worcestershire
District
Wychavon
Constituency
Droitwich and Evesham
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Worcester, Worcestershire, 204 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Worcester.

Open schools in Worcester
65
Primary schools in Worcester
45
Academies among open schools in Worcester
58% (38)
Open schools in WR3
9
Primary in WR3
6
Open schools in Worcestershire LA
278
Primary in Worcestershire LA
178

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WorcesterNear WR3

  • North Worcester Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Worcester · WR3 7NS · Worcestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand1.03

    0.9 miles away

  • Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Worcester · WR3 8QA · Worcestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Hindlip CofE First School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Worcester · WR3 8RJ · Worcestershire

    Ages 4–9

    • Absence2.6%
    • FSM16.3%
    • Demand0.79

    1.2 miles away

  • Northwick Manor Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Worcester · WR3 7EA · Worcestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand0.95

    1.2 miles away

  • Grimley and Holt CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Worcester · WR2 6LU · Worcestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM12.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Cranham Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Worcester · WR4 9LS · Worcestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM37.1%
    • Demand0.94

    1.5 miles away

  • St Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Worcester · WR3 8NZ · Worcestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM23.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Hallow CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Worcester · WR2 6LD · Worcestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Simon Gent
Telephone
01905451235
Website
www.clainesceprimary.co.uk

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