Schools in Pershore
Pershore has 10 schools — 9 primaries and 1 secondary — all administered by Worcestershire County Council. Seven of the 10 schools have a religious character, predominantly Church of England, meaning faith criteria feature prominently in oversubscription decisions for most of Pershore's primary places. Parents without a faith connection should verify distance-based criteria before applying.
Four schools are academies operating their own admissions policies independently of the LA. The remaining schools follow Worcestershire's standard distance-from-home tiebreaker. Four schools have received Good or Outstanding Ofsted judgements. Worcestershire Council publishes its co-ordinated scheme and catchment maps annually, with primary offers sent on 16 April.
School demand in Pershore
Across the 10 schools in Pershore with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 73%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
7 schools in Pershore have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
4 of the schools in Pershore are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Worcestershire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
5 of the schools in Pershore have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Pershore (9)
Abbey Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Pershore · WR10 1DF
Cropthorne-with-Charlton CofE First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Pershore · WR10 3NB
Eckington CofE First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Pershore · WR10 3AU
Elmley Castle CofE First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Pershore · WR10 3HS
Fladbury CofE Primary School and Preschool
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Pershore · WR10 2QB
Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Pershore · WR10 1EB
Pinvin CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Pershore · WR10 2ER
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Pershore · WR10 2AW
Orchard Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Pershore · WR10 1ET
Secondary Schools in Pershore (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Pershore are set by Worcestershire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.