Bosbury CofE Primary School
Bosbury, Ledbury, HR8 1PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ruth McManus
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 112
- URN
- 116785
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01531640276
About this school
Bosbury CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Ledbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 112 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 21 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 67% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 90% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 67% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 62% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.00 | - | - |
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 Bosbury CofE 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 | 45% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 147 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bosbury CofE Primary School compares
Bosbury CofE Primary School ranked 26th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.3% | 9.3% | 112 | — |
| Ashperton Primary Academy | 60% | 3.5% | 7.2% | 202 | 3.3 miles |
| Ledbury Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 35.5% | 420 | 3.4 miles |
| Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery | 45% | 7.6% | 19.6% | 164 | 3.4 miles |
| Cradley CofE Primary School | 47% | 5.7% | 28.4% | 73 | 3.7 miles |
| Eastnor Parochial Primary School | 77% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 95 | 4.4 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)
- 9.32%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 9.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ashperton Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Ledbury
-
Ledbury Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Ledbury
-
Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery3.4 miles
Primary · Malvern
-
Cradley CofE Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Malvern
-
Eastnor Parochial Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Ledbury
Other schools in Ledbury
Bosbury CofE Primary School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked primary schools in Ledbury.
- Ashperton Primary Academy Primary
- Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eastnor Parochial Primary School Primary
- Ledbury Primary School Primary
- Much Marcle CofE Primary School Primary
- John Masefield High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bosbury CofE Primary School teach?
- Bosbury CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ledbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Bosbury CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bosbury CofE Primary School is Mrs Ruth McManus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bosbury CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bosbury CofE 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 Bosbury CofE Primary School?
- Bosbury CofE Primary School has 112 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bosbury CofE Primary School full?
- Bosbury CofE Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 112 on roll (75%), 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 Bosbury CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bosbury CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does Bosbury CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bosbury CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bosbury CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% 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 Bosbury CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Bosbury CofE Primary School ranked 26th of 72 primary schools in Herefordshire, County of 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bosbury CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Bosbury CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bosbury CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bosbury CofE 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.