Broadway First School
Lime Tree Avenue, Broadway, WR12 7BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Poultney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 116656
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01386852485
About this school
Broadway First School is a community primary school in Broadway. It teaches children aged 5 to 10 and has 73 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Broadway First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Broadway First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadway First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 15.5% | 73 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 46% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 86 | 0.2 miles |
| Willersey Church of England Primary School | 0% | 6.1% | 38.3% | 45 | 1.1 miles |
| St Catharine's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 11% | 114 | 3.1 miles |
| St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School | 59% | 6.9% | 19.6% | 149 | 3.2 miles |
| Badsey First School | — | 4.4% | 27.5% | 122 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.49%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 11.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Broadway
-
Willersey Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Broadway
-
St Catharine's Catholic Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Chipping Campden
-
St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Chipping Campden
-
Badsey First School3.6 miles
Primary · Evesham
Other schools in Broadway
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Willersey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cotswold Spa Hospital School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Broadway First School teach?
- Broadway First School teaches children aged 5 to 10. It is a primary school in Broadway.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadway First School?
- The headteacher of Broadway First School is Mr Lee Poultney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Broadway First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadway First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Broadway First School?
- Broadway First School has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 10.
- Is Broadway First School full?
- Broadway First School has capacity for 110 pupils and 73 on roll (66%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broadway First School a faith school?
- No. Broadway First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadway First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broadway First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Broadway First School's absence rate?
- Broadway First School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Broadway First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Broadway First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.