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Church Lench CofE First School, Evesham

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–10

Church Lench CofE First School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 10 in Evesham, part of New Education Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was 80% full in 2025.

Demand
Every first choice offered
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Worcestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Church Lench CofE First School in detail

Getting a place at Church Lench CofE First School

For September 2026 entry, 7 families put Church Lench CofE First School as their first choice and 13 named it as one of their preferences, for 8 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Church Lench CofE First School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Church Lench CofE First School are Harvington CofE First School (2.3 miles, Outstanding); Salford Priors CofE Academy (3 miles, Requires improvement, 45% reading, 36% maths); Dunnington CofE Primary School (3.1 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 64% maths); and Fladbury CofE Primary School and Preschool (3.5 miles, Good).

Harvington CofE First SchoolSalford Priors CofE AcademyDunnington CofE Primary SchoolFladbury CofE Primary School and Preschool

The trust

Church Lench CofE First School is one of 3 schools run by New Education Trust, an academy trust.

All 3 schools in New Education Trust

Who goes there

1.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 3 pupils (4.2%) received SEN support and 1 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Staffing

Church Lench CofE First School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Church Lench CofE First School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Low Road (opposite), 190 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, other theft and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78).

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Samantha Price
Pupils:71
LA:Worcestershire
Phone:01386870297
Address:Main Street, Church Lench, Evesham, WR11 4UE
Trust:NEW EDUCATION TRUST (3 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2025

Ofsted Rating

Church Lench CofE First School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Church Lench CofE First School (URN 116792), it was rated Good in October 2023.

URN:151572
UKPRN:10097255
Diocese:Diocese of Worcester
Constituency:Redditch
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

18.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

23.7

Avg class size

25.0

KS2

3

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Low Road (opp)
191m · 3 min walk
Rous Lench turn (Adj)
211m · 3 min walk
Beehive Cottage (opp)
484m · 8 min walk
Garfield House (Adj)
849m · 14 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Church Lench CofE First School

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What the report includes for Church Lench CofE First School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Church Lench CofE First School.
  • Worcestershire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Church Lench CofE First School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Church Lench CofE First School for 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Worcestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

80%

Available places

72 pupils

90 places

18 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Evesham

Low pressure
New homes approved:871
Projected new pupils:218

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Evesham

Across Worcestershire council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

Places available

6,801

Applications

5,492

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.0%

All primary applications across Worcestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

3

SEN Support

1

EHC Plans

5.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Hearing Impairment1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
91.5%
Mixed
1.4%
Unclassified
2.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals18.3%
English as Additional Language1.4%

71

Total Pupils

28

Boys

43

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

6

Teachers

11.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,359

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Church Lench CofE First School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 116792). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

4.1%

Overall absence

5.1%

Persistent absence

59

Enrolments

Authorised3.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Persistent (10%+)5.1%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
2.2%
20/21
6.3%
21/22
4.0%
22/23
4.5%
23/24
4.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Church Lench CofE First School

What is Church Lench CofE First School's Ofsted rating?

Church Lench CofE First School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Church Lench CofE First School (URN 116792), it was rated Good in October 2023.

What is the catchment area for Church Lench CofE First School?

No fixed boundary. When Church Lench CofE First School is oversubscribed, Worcestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Church Lench CofE First School?

Church Lench CofE First School was not full in 2025: it ran at 80% of its 90 places.

How big are the classes at Church Lench CofE First School?

Classes at Church Lench CofE First School average 23.7 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Church Lench CofE First School?

Church Lench CofE First School has around 71 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Church Lench CofE First School?

Apply through Worcestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Church Lench CofE First School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Church Lench CofE First School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Church Lench CofE First School?

Church Lench CofE First School is at Main Street, Church Lench, Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 4UE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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