Clehonger CofE Primary School
Gosmore Road, Clehonger, Hereford, HR2 9SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Grace Sage
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 147
- Pupils on roll
- 86
- URN
- 116795
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01981250218
About this school
Clehonger CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Hereford. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 86 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
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 14 | 13 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 23% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 54% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 46% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 36% | 54% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Clehonger 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 | 43% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 23% | 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 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 89 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 86 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clehonger CofE Primary School compares
Clehonger CofE Primary School ranked 37th 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 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.4% | 23.3% | 86 | — |
| Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School | 77% | 5.2% | 22.2% | 202 | 2.1 miles |
| Madley Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 13.2% | 174 | 2.2 miles |
| Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy | 73% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 241 | 3.1 miles |
| Marlbrook Primary School | — | 5.9% | 33.2% | 578 | 3.2 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 58% | 4.2% | 37.6% | 631 | 3.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.26%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 12.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Madley Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Marlbrook Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Riverside Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
Clehonger CofE Primary School ranks 17th of the 38 ranked primary schools in Hereford.
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School Primary
- Canon Pyon CofE Academy 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 Clehonger CofE Primary School teach?
- Clehonger CofE Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Hereford.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Clehonger CofE Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Clehonger CofE Primary School is Mrs Grace Sage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clehonger CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clehonger 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 Clehonger CofE Primary School?
- Clehonger CofE Primary School has 86 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Clehonger CofE Primary School full?
- Clehonger CofE Primary School has capacity for 147 pupils and 86 on roll (59%), 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 Clehonger CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Clehonger CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Hereford.
- Does Clehonger CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Clehonger CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Clehonger CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% 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 Clehonger CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Clehonger CofE Primary School ranked 37th 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 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clehonger CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Clehonger CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clehonger CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clehonger 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.