Defford and Besford CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Worcester, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Defford and Besford CofE Primary School is a primary school in Worcester, Worcestershire for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 April 2023. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Defford and Besford CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as was the case at 94 of the 177 other Worcestershire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 11.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire.
- The school has 10.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire, with 54 pupils on roll in January 2026.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hill View, Defford, Worcester, WR8 9BH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 54 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “This is a school that feels like a family.”
- “Leaders, staff and parents work closely together for the benefit of pupils.”
- “Pupils are incredibly proud of their school.”
To improve
- “A few subjects are in the early stages of being developed.”
- “In these areas, subject leaders still have work to do.”
- “This is to make sure that pupils learn the right things, at the right time, and to check on how well the curriculum is delivered.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Worcestershire.
- Eckington CofE First School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Abbey Park Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchard Primary School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pinvin CofE Academy 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Elmley Castle CofE First School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published