The De Montfort School
Four Pools Road, Evesham, WR11 1DQ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 10 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Allen
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,270
- Pupils on roll
- 915
- URN
- 148338
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01386442060
About this school
The De Montfort School is a secondary academy in Evesham. It teaches children aged 10 to 18 and has 915 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The De Montfort School, 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- 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 | 101 | 89 | 116 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 66% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 71% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 79% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 65% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 128 | 130 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.3 | 40.7 | 38.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.43 +0.19 to +0.67 | +0.15 -0.11 to +0.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 38% | 33.6% | 24.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 55.5% | 52.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 3% | 10.2% | 63.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
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 The De Montfort 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 | 49% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.3 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.7 | 37.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.4 | 36.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 859 |
| 2024/25 | 902 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The De Montfort School compares
The De Montfort School ranked 29th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.4 | 8.4% | 25.9% | 915 | — |
| Prince Henry's High School | 46.2 | 8.6% | 14.8% | 1,282 | 1.0 miles |
| Pershore High School | 43.6 | 8.9% | 19.6% | 1,055 | 6.4 miles |
| Chipping Campden School | 47.3 | 7.9% | 17.8% | 1,465 | 7.2 miles |
| Winchcombe School | 42.8 | 9.8% | 21.8% | 515 | 8.4 miles |
| Alcester Grammar School | 73.7 | 4.9% | 1.7% | 1,299 | 9.6 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)
- 25.92%
- English as an additional language
- 25.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prince Henry's High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Evesham
-
Pershore High School6.4 miles
Secondary · Pershore
-
Chipping Campden School7.2 miles
Secondary · Chipping Campden
-
Winchcombe School8.4 miles
Secondary · Cheltenham
-
Alcester Grammar School9.6 miles
Secondary · Alcester
Other schools in Evesham
- Prince Henry's High School 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
- Salford Priors CofE Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The De Montfort School teach?
- The De Montfort School teaches children aged 10 to 18. It is a secondary school in Evesham.
- Who is the headteacher of The De Montfort School?
- The headteacher of The De Montfort School is Mrs Anna Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The De Montfort School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The De Montfort 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 The De Montfort School?
- The De Montfort School has 915 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 18.
- Is The De Montfort School full?
- The De Montfort School has capacity for 1,270 pupils and 915 on roll (72%), 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 The De Montfort School a faith school?
- No. The De Montfort School has no designated religious character.
- Is The De Montfort School a selective school?
- No. The De Montfort School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The De Montfort School part of an academy trust?
- The De Montfort School is part of FOUR STONES GATEWAY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The De Montfort School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% 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.
- How does The De Montfort School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- The De Montfort School ranked 29th of 31 secondary schools in Worcestershire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The De Montfort School's absence rate?
- The De Montfort School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The De Montfort School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The De Montfort 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 10 July 2026.