Our Place School
The Orchard, Bransford, Bransford, WR6 5JE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head of Education
- Mr Alan Buckley
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 28
- URN
- 136260
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01886833378
About this school
Our Place School is an independent special school in Bransford. It teaches children aged 8 to 18 and has 28 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Our Place School under its current framework. 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
Our Place School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2010, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Our Place 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 31 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 28
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit3.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Worcester
-
University of Worcester3.5 miles
Universities · Worcester
-
Malvern St James3.8 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
-
The King's School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Worcestershire
-
Malvern College4.3 miles
Independent schools · Malvern
Common questions
- What ages does Our Place School teach?
- Our Place School teaches children aged 8 to 18. It is a special school in Bransford.
- Who is the head of education of Our Place School?
- The head of education of Our Place School is Mr Alan Buckley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Place School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Our Place 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 Our Place School?
- Our Place School has 28 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- Is Our Place School full?
- Our Place School has capacity for 45 pupils and 28 on roll (62%), 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 Our Place School a faith school?
- No. Our Place School has no designated religious character.
- What are Our Place School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Place 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 24 July 2026.