Bredon Hill Academy
Elmley Road, Ashton-Under-Hill, Evesham, WR11 7SW
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 10 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WORCESTERSHIRE HILLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Horton
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 143395
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01386881426
About this school
Bredon Hill Academy is a middle academy in Evesham. It teaches children aged 10 to 13 and has 472 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 162 | 163 | 161 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 52% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 6% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 59% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 74% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Bredon Hill 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 | 61% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 484 |
| 2023/24 | 486 |
| 2024/25 | 478 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bredon Hill Academy compares
Bredon Hill Academy ranked 48th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.4% | 13% | 472 | — |
| St Egwin's CofE Middle School | 48% | 8.5% | 23.6% | 438 | 4.4 miles |
| Blackminster Middle School | 38% | 7.9% | 24.5% | 217 | 6.1 miles |
| Ashton-under-Hill First School | — | 4.2% | 7.1% | 95 | 0.5 miles |
| Sedgeberrow CofE First School | — | 3.9% | 6.9% | 177 | 1.4 miles |
| Elmley Castle CofE First School | — | 4.6% | 6% | 79 | 1.9 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)
- 12.97%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 12.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Egwin's CofE Middle School4.4 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Evesham
-
Blackminster Middle School6.1 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Evesham
-
Ashton-under-Hill First School0.5 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
Sedgeberrow CofE First School1.4 miles
Primary · Evesham
-
Elmley Castle CofE First School1.9 miles
Primary · Pershore
Other schools in Evesham
Bredon Hill Academy ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Evesham.
- Blackminster Middle School 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 year groups does Bredon Hill Academy teach?
- Bredon Hill Academy teaches children aged 10 to 13. It is a middle school in Evesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bredon Hill Academy?
- The headteacher of Bredon Hill Academy is Mr Michael Horton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bredon Hill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bredon Hill 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 big is Bredon Hill Academy?
- Bredon Hill Academy has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 13.
- Is Bredon Hill Academy full?
- Bredon Hill Academy has capacity for 450 pupils and 472 on roll (105%), 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 Bredon Hill Academy a faith school?
- No. Bredon Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Bredon Hill Academy?
- Bredon Hill Academy is part of WORCESTERSHIRE HILLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bredon Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bredon Hill Academy rank locally?
- Bredon Hill Academy ranked 48th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bredon Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Bredon Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bredon Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bredon Hill 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.