Abberley Parochial VC Primary School
Apostles Oak, Abberley, WR6 6AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Shelley
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 116780
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01299896332
About this school
Abberley Parochial VC Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Abberley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 102 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 22 | 20 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 60% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 75% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Abberley Parochial VC 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abberley Parochial VC Primary School compares
Abberley Parochial VC Primary School ranked 40th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 102 | — |
| Great Witley CofE Primary School | 63% | 3.1% | 9.1% | 187 | 1.4 miles |
| Astley CofE Primary School | 50% | 5.2% | 14.3% | 91 | 2.9 miles |
| St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School | 57% | 7.9% | 46.2% | 208 | 3.8 miles |
| Lickhill Primary School | 74% | 5.2% | 19.2% | 198 | 4.2 miles |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 9% | 24.2% | 114 | 4.3 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)
- 6.93%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.72%
- Persistent absence
- 5.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Witley CofE Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Astley CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
-
St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
-
Lickhill Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
-
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Stourport-on-Severn
Common questions
- What year groups does Abberley Parochial VC Primary School teach?
- Abberley Parochial VC Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Abberley.
- Who is the headteacher of Abberley Parochial VC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Abberley Parochial VC Primary School is Mrs Claire Shelley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Abberley Parochial VC Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abberley Parochial VC 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 Abberley Parochial VC Primary School?
- Abberley Parochial VC Primary School has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Abberley Parochial VC Primary School full?
- Abberley Parochial VC Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 102 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abberley Parochial VC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Abberley Parochial VC Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Worcester.
- Does Abberley Parochial VC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Abberley Parochial VC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Abberley Parochial VC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abberley Parochial VC Primary School rank locally?
- Abberley Parochial VC Primary School ranked 40th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abberley Parochial VC Primary School's absence rate?
- Abberley Parochial VC Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abberley Parochial VC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abberley Parochial VC 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.