Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 25 April 2023
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
100%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
24 responses up to 1 April 2024 · 45% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
100% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
100% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
100% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
50% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
100% agreeDefford-Cum-Besford CofE School was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 25 April 2023.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Worcestershire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School had 43 pupils aged 5 to 10 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 60. It is a mixed school.
Voluntary controlled school
1.3 miles away
Community school
2.2 miles away
Voluntary aided school
2.4 miles away
Academy converter
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