Franche Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Franche Primary School is a primary school in Kidderminster, Worcestershire for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Chestnut Grove, Kidderminster, DY11 5QB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 726 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and friendly.”
- “They enjoy school and attend regularly.”
- “The school ensures that everyone understands its golden rule to, ‘treat other people as you would like them to treat you’.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s expectations of what pupils should achieve are not consistently high enough.”
- “This results in variation in pupils’ learning across subjects.”
- “However, the school’s expectations of pupils’ achievement in writing are too low, especially for older pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 63 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2026, as Worcestershire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Worcestershire.
- St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sutton Park Primary School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's CofE School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Ambrose Catholic Primary 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Foley Park Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published