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Pinvin CofE Academy, Pershore

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Ages 2–12

Pinvin CofE Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 12 in Pershore, part of Elements Diocesan Learning Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 125th-highest of the 129 schools in Worcestershire with published results, and 14,232nd of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.

SATs results
Below England average
Ofsted
Good (2024)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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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

Pinvin CofE Academy in detail

Pinvin CofE Academy in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Pinvin C of E Academy, a school where every child is known, valued and inspired to flourish."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 4pm, an open evening on Friday 13 November 2026 and an open evening on Wednesday 2 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Worcestershire

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils at Pinvin CofE Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 40% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Getting a place at Pinvin CofE Academy

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Pinvin CofE Academy as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Pinvin CofE Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Pinvin CofE Academy are Orchard Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 62% reading, 58% maths); Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 94% reading, 89% maths); St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton (1.8 miles, Good, 80% reading, 67% maths); and Abbey Park Primary School (1.9 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Pinvin CofE Academy.

Orchard Primary SchoolHoly Redeemer Catholic Primary SchoolSt Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes BroughtonAbbey Park Primary School

The trust

Pinvin CofE Academy is one of 20 schools run by Elements Diocesan Learning Trust, an academy trust.

All 20 schools in Elements Diocesan Learning Trust

Who goes there

10.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and other ethnic groups (7%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (27.7%) received SEN support and 18 (8.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Staffing

Pinvin CofE Academy had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Pershore Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pinvin Middle School (adjacent), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 27 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Pinvin CofE Academy issued 11 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emma Rose
Pupils:220
LA:Worcestershire
Phone:01386554196
Address:Main Street, Pinvin, Pershore, WR10 2ER
Trust:ELEMENTS DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 7 February 2024View full report
URN:144260
UKPRN:10063493
Diocese:Diocese of Worcester
Constituency:Droitwich and Evesham
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2024 inspection.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

24.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading47%
Maths40%
Writing54%

2024/25 academic year

Class Sizes

21.8

Avg class size

21.0

Infant (KS1)

25.0

KS2

6

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Getting There

Train Stations

Pershore Rail Station
713m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Pinvin Middle School (Adj)
70m · 1 min walk
Crossroads (SW bound)
220m · 4 min walk
Coach & Horses (Adj)
339m · 6 min walk
Main Street (Northbound)
484m · 8 min walk
Pershore Railway Station (Opp)
803m · 13 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
1
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, 1 serious and 0 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 Pinvin CofE Academy

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What the report includes for Pinvin CofE Academy:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Pinvin CofE Academy.
  • Worcestershire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Pinvin CofE Academy that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Pinvin CofE Academy for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 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

89%

Available places

265 pupils

299 places

34 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Pershore

Low pressure
New homes approved:379
Projected new pupils:95

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

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

Inspection History(4)

7 February 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
2 February 2023
InadequateReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementInadequate
Early YearsRequires Improvement
3 March 2020

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

61

SEN Support

18

EHC Plans

35.9%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication51
Specific Learning Difficulty10
Social, Emotional & Mental Health8
Moderate Learning Difficulty6
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
79.1%
Asian
1.5%
Black
1.9%
Mixed
0.9%
Other
6.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals24.5%
English as Additional Language10.9%

220

Total Pupils

118

Boys

102

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

17

Teachers

12.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£47,430

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£6,159

Per pupil

£1810k

Total funding

£97k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£142,326
EAL funding£14,069
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.1%

Overall absence

19.5%

Persistent absence

262

Enrolments

Authorised5.2%
Unauthorised1.9%
Persistent (10%+)19.5%
Severe (50%+)0.4%

Absence trend

5.2%
18/19
7.1%
20/21
9.4%
21/22
9.9%
22/23
10.0%
23/24
7.1%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Pinvin CofE Academy

What are SATs results like at Pinvin CofE Academy?

Of the pupils at Pinvin CofE Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 47% reached the expected standard in reading and 40% did so in maths.

What is Pinvin CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?

Pinvin CofE Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2023 it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Pinvin CofE Academy?

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

Is it hard to get a place at Pinvin CofE Academy?

Pinvin CofE Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 299 places.

How big are the classes at Pinvin CofE Academy?

Classes at Pinvin CofE Academy average 21.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Pinvin CofE Academy?

Pinvin CofE Academy has around 220 pupils on roll. 25% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Pinvin CofE Academy?

7.1% of sessions were missed at Pinvin CofE Academy in 2024/25. 19.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Pinvin CofE Academy?

Apply through Worcestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Pinvin CofE Academy 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 Pinvin CofE Academy?

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, 1 serious and 0 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 Pinvin CofE Academy?

Pinvin CofE Academy is at Main Street, Pinvin, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 2ER.

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

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