Ewyas Harold Primary School
Ewyas Harold, Hereford, HR2 0EY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Richard Foster
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- URN
- 116674
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01981240432
About this school
Ewyas Harold Primary School is a community primary school in Hereford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 92 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ewyas Harold Primary 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 11 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 64% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 91% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 82% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 82% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ewyas Harold Primary 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 | Herefordshire, County of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ewyas Harold Primary School compares
Ewyas Harold Primary School ranked 54th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 3.8% | 24.5% | 92 | — |
| Longtown Community Primary School | 100% | 3.5% | 13.7% | 48 | 4.2 miles |
| Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 22.2% | 202 | 5.1 miles |
| Garway Primary School | 56% | 3.8% | 9.2% | 88 | 5.8 miles |
| Michaelchurch Escley Primary School | 80% | 5.3% | 5% | 63 | 6.4 miles |
| Madley Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 13.2% | 174 | 6.6 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)
- 24.51%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.82%
- Persistent absence
- 9.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longtown Community Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Garway Primary School5.8 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Michaelchurch Escley Primary School6.4 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Madley Primary School6.6 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
Ewyas Harold Primary School ranks 30th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Hereford.
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Pyon CofE Academy Primary
- Clehonger CofE Primary School Primary
- Eardisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Garway Primary School Primary
- Hampton Dene Primary School Primary
- Holmer CofE Academy Primary
- King's Caple Primary Academy Primary
- Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ewyas Harold Primary School teach?
- Ewyas Harold Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hereford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Ewyas Harold Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Ewyas Harold Primary School is Mr Richard Foster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ewyas Harold Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ewyas Harold Primary 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 Ewyas Harold Primary School?
- Ewyas Harold Primary School has 92 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ewyas Harold Primary School full?
- Ewyas Harold Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 92 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 Ewyas Harold Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ewyas Harold Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ewyas Harold Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ewyas Harold Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ewyas Harold Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ewyas Harold Primary School compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- Ewyas Harold Primary School ranked 54th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ewyas Harold Primary School's absence rate?
- Ewyas Harold Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ewyas Harold Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ewyas Harold Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.