Garway Primary School
Garway, Hereford, HR2 8RQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Julie Jones
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 116677
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01600750273
About this school
Garway Primary School is a community primary school in Hereford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 88 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Garway 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 13 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 50% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 46% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 46% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 46% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 99.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
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 Garway 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 | 68% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Garway Primary School compares
Garway Primary School ranked 52nd 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% | 9.2% | 88 | — |
| St Weonard's Academy | — | 16.7% | 12.5% | 38 | 2.3 miles |
| Llangrove CE Academy | 64% | 3.1% | 13.3% | 67 | 4.6 miles |
| Much Birch CofE Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 176 | 5.6 miles |
| Ewyas Harold Primary School | 56% | 3.8% | 24.5% | 92 | 5.8 miles |
| Whitchurch CofE Primary School | 55% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 127 | 6.5 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)
- 9.18%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.84%
- Persistent absence
- 7.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Weonard's Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Llangrove CE Academy4.6 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
-
Much Birch CofE Primary School5.6 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Ewyas Harold Primary School5.8 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Whitchurch CofE Primary School6.5 miles
Primary · Ross-on-Wye
Other schools in Hereford
Garway Primary School ranks 28th 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
- Ewyas Harold 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 Garway Primary School teach?
- Garway Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hereford.
- Who is the headteacher of Garway Primary School?
- The headteacher of Garway Primary School is Miss Julie Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Garway Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Garway 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 Garway Primary School?
- Garway Primary School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Garway Primary School full?
- Garway Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 88 on roll (84%), 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 Garway Primary School a faith school?
- No. Garway Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Garway Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Garway Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Garway Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% 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 Garway Primary School compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- Garway Primary School ranked 52nd 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 Garway Primary School's absence rate?
- Garway 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 Garway Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Garway 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.