Honeybourne Primary Academy
School Street, Honeybourne, Evesham, WR11 7PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BLACK PEAR TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Evans-Cook
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Black Pear Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 139749
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01386830462
About this school
Honeybourne Primary Academy is a primary academy in Evesham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Honeybourne Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- 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 | 26 | 29 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 7% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 79% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 76% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 55% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Honeybourne Primary Academy 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 | 65% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Honeybourne Primary Academy compares
Honeybourne Primary Academy ranked 61st of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% 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 | 63% | 5.3% | 17% | 232 | — |
| Bretforton Village School | — | 5.9% | 14.1% | 63 | 1.3 miles |
| Pebworth First School | — | 8.9% | 38.9% | 40 | 2.2 miles |
| Willersey Church of England Primary School | 0% | 6.1% | 38.3% | 45 | 2.6 miles |
| Badsey First School | — | 4.4% | 27.5% | 122 | 2.7 miles |
| The Littletons Church of England Academy | — | 4.3% | 12.4% | 150 | 2.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.03%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.28%
- Persistent absence
- 13.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bretforton Village School1.3 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
Pebworth First School2.2 miles
Primary · Stratford-upon-Avon
-
Willersey Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Broadway
-
Badsey First School2.7 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
The Littletons Church of England Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Evesham
Other schools in Evesham
Honeybourne Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Evesham.
- 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
- Offenham Church of England First School Primary
- Salford Priors CofE Academy Primary
- Sedgeberrow CofE First School Primary
- St Andrew's CofE School and Nursery Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Honeybourne Primary Academy teach?
- Honeybourne Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Evesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Honeybourne Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Honeybourne Primary Academy is Mrs Rachel Evans-Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Honeybourne Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Honeybourne Primary Academy, 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 Honeybourne Primary Academy?
- Honeybourne Primary Academy has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Honeybourne Primary Academy full?
- Honeybourne Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 232 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Honeybourne Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Honeybourne Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Honeybourne Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Honeybourne Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Honeybourne Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Honeybourne Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Honeybourne Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Honeybourne Primary Academy is part of THE BLACK PEAR TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Honeybourne Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Honeybourne Primary Academy compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Honeybourne Primary Academy ranked 61st of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% 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 Honeybourne Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Honeybourne Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Honeybourne Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Honeybourne Primary Academy'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 2 July 2026.