Kington Primary School
Mill Street, Kington, HR5 3AL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Bretherton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 116701
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01544230363
About this school
Kington Primary School is a community primary school in Kington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kington 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 27 | 30 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 40% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 60% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 57% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 67% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Kington 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 | 26% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 214 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kington Primary School compares
Kington Primary School ranked 59th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.9% | 27.4% | 207 | — |
| Almeley Primary School | 44% | 4.3% | 23.5% | 55 | 4.0 miles |
| Eardisley CofE Primary School | 79% | 5.3% | 13.2% | 102 | 4.7 miles |
| Pembridge CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 80 | 5.9 miles |
| Shobdon Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 20.7% | 74 | 7.2 miles |
| St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn | 100% | 3.4% | 15.3% | 76 | 7.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.42%
- English as an additional language
- 22.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Almeley Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Eardisley CofE Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Pembridge CofE Primary School5.9 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
Shobdon Primary School7.2 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn7.6 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Kington
- Lady Hawkins' School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Kington Primary School teach?
- Kington Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Kington.
- Who is the headteacher of Kington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kington Primary School is Mrs Emma Bretherton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kington 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 Kington Primary School?
- Kington Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Kington Primary School full?
- Kington Primary School has capacity for 205 pupils and 207 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Kington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kington Primary School compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- Kington Primary School ranked 59th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kington Primary School's absence rate?
- Kington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kington 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.