Blackminster Middle School
Station Road, South Littleton, Evesham, WR11 8TG
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 10 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Linda McQuone
- Federation
- Pebworth First and Blackminster Middle Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 116960
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01386830311
About this school
Blackminster Middle School is a community middle school in Evesham. It teaches children aged 10 to 13 and has 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blackminster Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 101 | 113 | 102 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 45% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 57% | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 61% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Blackminster Middle 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 | 48% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackminster Middle School compares
Blackminster Middle School ranked 119th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 7.9% | 24.5% | 217 | — |
| St Egwin's CofE Middle School | 48% | 8.5% | 23.6% | 438 | 2.2 miles |
| Bredon Hill Academy | 68% | 5.4% | 13% | 472 | 6.1 miles |
| The Littletons Church of England Academy | — | 4.3% | 12.4% | 150 | 0.7 miles |
| Offenham Church of England First School | — | 3.4% | 6.5% | 97 | 1.4 miles |
| Badsey First School | — | 4.4% | 27.5% | 122 | 1.5 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)
- 24.51%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.85%
- Persistent absence
- 21.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Egwin's CofE Middle School2.2 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Evesham
-
Bredon Hill Academy6.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Evesham
-
The Littletons Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
Offenham Church of England First School1.4 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
Badsey First School1.5 miles
Primary · Evesham
Other schools in Evesham
Blackminster Middle School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Evesham.
- Bredon Hill Academy Middle deemed secondary
- St Egwin's CofE Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Evesham Nursery School Nursery
- Ashton-under-Hill First School Primary
- Badsey First School Primary
- Bengeworth CE Academy Primary
- Bretforton Village School Primary
- Church Lench CofE First School Primary
- Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Harvington CofE First School Primary
- Honeybourne Primary Academy Primary
- Offenham Church of England First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blackminster Middle School teach?
- Blackminster Middle School teaches children aged 10 to 13. It is a middle school in Evesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackminster Middle School?
- The headteacher of Blackminster Middle School is Ms Linda McQuone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackminster Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackminster Middle 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 Blackminster Middle School?
- Blackminster Middle School has 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 13.
- Is Blackminster Middle School full?
- Blackminster Middle School has capacity for 390 pupils and 217 on roll (56%), 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 Blackminster Middle School a faith school?
- No. Blackminster Middle School has no designated religious character.
- Is Blackminster Middle School part of an academy trust?
- Blackminster Middle School is part of the Pebworth First and Blackminster Middle Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blackminster Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackminster Middle School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Blackminster Middle School ranked 119th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackminster Middle School's absence rate?
- Blackminster Middle School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackminster Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackminster Middle 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.