Broadlands Primary School
Broadlands Lane, Hereford, HR1 1HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Simon Robertson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Aylestone, Broadlands and Withington Federation
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 116679
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01432266772
About this school
Broadlands Primary School is a community primary school in Hereford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 164 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 21 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 43% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 38% | 57% | 46% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 57% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 60% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 Broadlands 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 | 33% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 165 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadlands Primary School compares
Broadlands Primary School ranked 66th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 7.4% | 35.9% | 164 | — |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | 81% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Hampton Dene Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 10.4% | 278 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 7.7% | 396 | 0.8 miles |
| St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy | 82% | 3.8% | 26.9% | 231 | 0.8 miles |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | 69% | 3.5% | 17.5% | 219 | 1.1 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)
- 35.92%
- English as an additional language
- 23.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.36%
- Persistent absence
- 15.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Francis Xavier's Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Hampton Dene Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St Paul's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
St James' Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
Broadlands Primary School ranks 34th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Hereford.
- Almeley 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
- 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 year groups does Broadlands Primary School teach?
- Broadlands Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Hereford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Broadlands Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Broadlands Primary School is Mr Simon Robertson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broadlands Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadlands 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 big is Broadlands Primary School?
- Broadlands Primary School has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Broadlands Primary School full?
- Broadlands Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 164 on roll (52%), 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 Broadlands Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broadlands Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadlands Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broadlands Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Broadlands Primary School?
- Broadlands Primary School is part of the Aylestone, Broadlands and Withington Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Broadlands Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadlands Primary School rank locally?
- Broadlands Primary School ranked 66th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadlands Primary School's absence rate?
- Broadlands Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadlands Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadlands 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.