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Bosbury CofE Primary School

URN
116785
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bosbury CofE Primary School
URN
116785
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

70 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

66

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

62

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#27 of 61 schools in Herefordshire, County of

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Bosbury CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Bosbury CofE Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
21 October 2024
Inspection date
24 September 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 21 October 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 21 October 2024

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

17

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

40

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

17

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.35×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Herefordshire, County of)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.bosburyprimaryschool.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Herefordshire, County of to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

76.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

82.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

82.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

71.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

HR8 1PX - Bosbury, Ledbury, Herefordshire

Contact details

Address
Bosbury, Ledbury, Herefordshire
Postcode
HR8 1PX
Phone
1531640276
Website
www.bosburyprimaryschool.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Herefordshire, County of
Local authority code
884

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 191 schools in Herefordshire, County of.

Authority statistics

Total schools

191

Open schools

114

Closed schools

77

Primary schools

119

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 21 October 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 21 October 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 21 October 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 October 202424 September 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 21 October 2024
    • Inspection

      Published
      21 October 2024
      Inspected
      24 September 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    42.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 17

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    24

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary119 (62.3%)
    • Secondary24 (12.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other48 (25.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Coddington Court School2.7 kmNot applicableClosed
    Compass Community School Hereford3.5 kmNot applicableOpen
    Queenswood School4.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    Ashperton Primary School5.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Ashperton Primary Academy5.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Ledbury Primary School5.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery5.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Home End School5.6 kmNot applicableClosed
    The Elms School5.7 kmNot applicableOpen
    Cradley CofE Primary School6.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Coddington Court School
      Distance
      2.7 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Compass Community School Hereford
      Distance
      3.5 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Queenswood School
      Distance
      4.4 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Ashperton Primary School
      Distance
      5.3 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Herefordshire, County of)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Almeley Primary SchoolPrimaryHR3 6LHOpen
    Ashfield Park Primary SchoolPrimaryHR9 5AUOpen
    Ashperton Primary AcademyPrimaryHR8 2SEOpen
    Ashperton Primary SchoolPrimaryHR8 2SEClosed
    Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryHR9 7FXOpen
    • Almeley Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HR3 6LH
      Status
      Open
    • Ashfield Park Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HR9 5AU
      Status
      Open
    • Ashperton Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HR8 2SE
      Status
      Open
    • Ashperton Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      HR8 2SE
      Status
      Closed
    • Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School
    Ashperton Primary Academy
    Distance
    5.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ledbury Primary School
    Distance
    5.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery
    Distance
    5.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Home End School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Elms School
    Distance
    5.7 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Cradley CofE Primary School
    Distance
    6.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    HR9 7FX
    Status
    Open