Ledbury Primary School
Long Acres, Ledbury, HR8 2BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Rachel Ussher
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 116702
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01531632940
About this school
Ledbury Primary School is a community primary school in Ledbury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ledbury 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 53 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 58% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 19% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 68% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 74% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Ledbury 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 | 58% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 391 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ledbury Primary School compares
Ledbury Primary School ranked 38th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.2% | 35.5% | 420 | — |
| Eastnor Parochial Primary School | 77% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 95 | 1.7 miles |
| Bosbury CofE Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 9.3% | 112 | 3.4 miles |
| Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 6.3% | 20.7% | 57 | 3.5 miles |
| Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery | 45% | 7.6% | 19.6% | 164 | 3.7 miles |
| Ann Cam Church of England Primary School | 67% | 6.2% | 15.2% | 126 | 4.2 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)
- 35.48%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- Overall absence
- 6.16%
- Persistent absence
- 17.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastnor Parochial Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Ledbury
-
Bosbury CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Ledbury
-
Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Ledbury
-
Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery3.7 miles
Primary · Malvern
-
Ann Cam Church of England Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Dymock
Other schools in Ledbury
Ledbury Primary School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Ledbury.
- Ashperton Primary Academy Primary
- Bosbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eastnor Parochial Primary School Primary
- Much Marcle CofE Primary School Primary
- John Masefield High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ledbury Primary School teach?
- Ledbury Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ledbury.
- Who is the head teacher of Ledbury Primary School?
- The head teacher of Ledbury Primary School is Mrs Rachel Ussher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ledbury Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ledbury 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 Ledbury Primary School?
- Ledbury Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Ledbury Primary School full?
- Ledbury Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), 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 Ledbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ledbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ledbury Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ledbury Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ledbury 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 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ledbury Primary School compare with other schools in Herefordshire, County of?
- Ledbury Primary School ranked 38th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ledbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Ledbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ledbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ledbury 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.