Vale of Evesham School
Four Pools Lane, Evesham, WR11 1BN
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Brian Thomas
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Central Learning Partnership Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Droitwich and Evesham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 176
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 148347
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01386443367
About this school
Vale of Evesham School is a special academy in Evesham. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 192 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- 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 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 92.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 102.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 | 11 | 16 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 1.0 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.73 -2.50 to -0.96 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | - |
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 Vale of Evesham 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 | 0% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.85%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 9.93%
- Persistent absence
- 34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cotswold Spa Hospital School4.2 miles
Special schools · Broadway
-
Bowbrook House School8.2 miles
Independent schools · Worcestershire
-
Fortitude School9.4 miles
Special schools · Alcester
-
Norton College Tewkesbury9.8 miles
Special schools
-
Alderman Knight School10.0 miles
Special schools · Tewkesbury
Other schools in Evesham
- 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
- Sedgeberrow CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Vale of Evesham School teach?
- Vale of Evesham School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Evesham.
- Who is the headteacher of Vale of Evesham School?
- The headteacher of Vale of Evesham School is Mr Brian Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Vale of Evesham School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Vale of Evesham 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 big is Vale of Evesham School?
- Vale of Evesham School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Vale of Evesham School full?
- Vale of Evesham School has capacity for 176 pupils and 192 on roll (109%), 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 Vale of Evesham School a faith school?
- No. Vale of Evesham School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Vale of Evesham School?
- Vale of Evesham School is part of CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Vale of Evesham School have?
- The schools register lists Vale of Evesham School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Vale of Evesham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Vale of Evesham School's absence rate?
- Vale of Evesham School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Vale of Evesham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Vale of Evesham 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.