School profile

Badsey First School

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Evesham, WR11 7ES

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Badsey First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 15 Jul 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages5 to 10
Pupils122
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Emma Davis
TrustGLOUCESTERSHIRE LEARNING ALLIANCE
Local authorityWorcestershire
Opened01 Sept 2018
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 145000.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils122
Girls59
Boys63
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.23.8%
First language not English4.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.54.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.22
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size20.3

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
84.4%
Other White
7.4%
Gypsy/Roma
3.3%
African
2.5%
White and Asian
0.8%
Indian
0.8%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
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 teacher13.2
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.5
Teachers (FTE)9.24
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.06
Support staff (FTE)7.02
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/259.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.4

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.28
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.55
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.25
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.25
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

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 absence4.6%, better than England, similar to Worcestershire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.14%, similar to England, worse 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 rate4.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Badsey First School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
1.5 miMiddle deemed secondaryBlackminster Middle SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.5 miPrimaryBretforton Village SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
1.7 miNurseryEvesham Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
1.8 miSecondaryThe De Montfort SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
1.8 miPrimaryBengeworth CE AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.8 miPrimarySt Richard's CofE First SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Badsey First School

What is Badsey First School's Ofsted rating?

Badsey First School is rated Good, last inspected on 15 Jul 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Badsey First School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Badsey First School made 28 offers from 55 applications (2 per offer), and 25 of 25 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Badsey First School?

Badsey First School has 122 pupils aged 5 to 10.

What is the capacity of Badsey First School?

Badsey First School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Badsey First School?

At Badsey First School, the average class had 20.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 13.2 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Badsey First School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Badsey First School missed 4.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 14% 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.