Red Hill CofE Primary School, Worcester
Red Hill CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Worcester. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 34th-highest of the 39 schools in Worcester with published results, and 10,901st of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Worcestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Red Hill CofE Primary School in detail
Red Hill CofE Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Please use the links in the sidebar to find all of our information."
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff and governors I am immensely proud to welcome you to Red Hill Church of England Primary School. Here at Red Hill, 'we look to Jesus as our example in our aspirations for excellence and enjoyment in all that we do. We believe that everyone is unique and everything is celebrated' ."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Red Hill CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (73% in reading, 63% in maths).
Getting a place at Red Hill CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 48 families put Red Hill CofE Primary School as their first choice and 100 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 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 Red Hill CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Red Hill CofE Primary School are Nunnery Wood Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 75% maths); Cherry Orchard Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 75% maths); Stanley Road Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 61% maths); and Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good, 91% reading, 87% maths).
Red Hill CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Nunnery Wood Primary SchoolCherry Orchard Primary SchoolStanley Road Primary SchoolPerry Wood Primary and Nursery School
Who goes there
12.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Foxwell Street (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Red Hill CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 394 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Red Hill CofE Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Red Hill CofE Primary School are Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (0.4 miles), Nunnery Wood High School (0.6 miles) and Christopher Whitehead Language College (1.3 miles).
Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic CollegeNunnery Wood High SchoolChristopher Whitehead Language College
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; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
12.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 65% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 66% to 55% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
26.5
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
1 unlawfully large infant class
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Red Hill CofE Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Worcestershire
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Red Hill CofE Primary School.
- Kip McGrath Worcester South950m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Red Hill CofE Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Red Hill CofE Primary School is in Worcestershire; for families living there:
Apply to Worcestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
1 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 Red Hill CofE Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
403 pupils
420 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Worcester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Worcester
Across Worcestershire council
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(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
56
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
17.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
394
Total Pupils
195
Boys
199
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
17.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,584
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,048
Per pupil
£2208k
Total funding
£65k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.2%
Overall absence
7.6%
Persistent absence
357
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Red Hill CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Red Hill CofE Primary School
What are SATs results like at Red Hill CofE Primary School?
Of the pupils at Red Hill CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is Red Hill CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Red Hill CofE Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Red Hill CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Red Hill CofE Primary 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 Red Hill CofE Primary School?
Red Hill CofE Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Red Hill CofE Primary School?
Classes at Red Hill CofE Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Red Hill CofE Primary School?
Red Hill CofE Primary School has around 394 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Red Hill CofE Primary School?
4.2% of sessions were missed at Red Hill CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 7.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Red Hill CofE Primary School?
Apply through Worcestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Red Hill CofE Primary 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.
Does Red Hill CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Red Hill CofE Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Red Hill CofE Primary School: Kip McGrath Worcester South (950m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Red Hill CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 Red Hill CofE Primary School?
Red Hill CofE Primary School is at Midhurst Close, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2HX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)