Pembridge CofE Primary School
Bearwood Lane, Pembridge, Leominster, HR6 9EA
This school is closed (it closed in September 2025).
It was replaced by Pembridge CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Hollis
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hereford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 116906
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
About this school
Pembridge CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Leominster. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 81 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Pembridge CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 9 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 89% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 89% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Pembridge 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 | 92% | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 81 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pembridge CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.1% | 18.5% | 81 | — |
| Pembridge CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 80 | 0.0 miles |
| Shobdon Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 20.7% | 74 | 2.4 miles |
| St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn | 100% | 3.4% | 15.3% | 76 | 2.7 miles |
| Kingsland CofE School | 76% | 2.8% | 4% | 155 | 4.1 miles |
| Weobley Primary School | 72% | 5.3% | 25.2% | 215 | 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)
- 18.52%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 7.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pembridge CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
Shobdon Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn2.7 miles
Primary · Hereford
-
Kingsland CofE School4.1 miles
Primary · Leominster
-
Weobley Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Weobley
Other schools in Leominster
- Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School Primary
- Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School Primary
- Kingsland CofE School Primary
- Leominster Primary School Primary
- Luston Primary School Primary
- Pembridge CofE Primary School Primary
- Shobdon Primary School Primary
- Stoke Prior Primary School Primary
- Wigmore Primary School Primary
- Earl Mortimer College Secondary
- Wigmore School Secondary
- Westfield School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Pembridge CofE Primary School teach?
- Pembridge CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Leominster.
- Has Pembridge CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pembridge CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Pembridge CofE Primary School?
- Pembridge CofE Primary School had 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Pembridge CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Pembridge CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pembridge 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 17 March 2026.