School profile

Ashton-under-Hill First School

Primary · Community school · Evesham, WR11 7SW

Requires improvement

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Ashton-under-Hill First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 3 Jun 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 10
Pupils95
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Emma Tulley
Local authorityWorcestershire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116650.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils95
Girls45
Boys50
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.6.3%
First language not English9.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.108
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.12%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.9
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size23.8

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
90.5%
Other White
8.4%
Other ethnic group
1.1%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
0%
White and Asian
0%
Other mixed
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.4
Teachers (FTE)5.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)5
Support staff (FTE)7.89
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/255.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/254.2
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.18
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.40
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.17
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.17
Applications from another local authority (Reception)6

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWorcestershireEngland
Overall absence3.8%, better than England, better than Worcestershire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.4.7%, better than England, better than Worcestershire12%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Worcestershire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Ashton-under-Hill First School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miMiddle deemed secondaryBredon Hill AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.6 miPrimarySedgeberrow CofE First SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Ashton-under-Hill First School

What is Ashton-under-Hill First School's Ofsted rating?

Ashton-under-Hill First School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 3 Jun 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Ashton-under-Hill First School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Ashton-under-Hill First School made 18 offers from 40 applications (2.2 per offer), and 17 of 17 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Ashton-under-Hill First School?

Ashton-under-Hill First School has 95 pupils aged 3 to 10.

What is the capacity of Ashton-under-Hill First School?

Ashton-under-Hill First School had 108 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Ashton-under-Hill First School?

At Ashton-under-Hill First School, the average class had 23.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Ashton-under-Hill First School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Ashton-under-Hill First School missed 3.8% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 4.7% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.