Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Main Street, Cleeve Prior, Evesham, WR11 8LGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in Evesham for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 273 schools in Worcestershire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 July 2025, report published 25 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 15 July 2025
Cleeve Prior Primary School is a small, friendly and welcoming place. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong. As a result, pupils are happy here. The school is like a family. Pupils behave very well and enjoy taking on leadership responsibilities. This means that they have a deep sense of belonging. The school teaches pupils what it means to be kind to one another. Older pupils help younger ones to settle in and help them play well together at lunchtimes. Pupils feel safe in school. Pupils appreciate the wonderful school environment, where they play and learn together. The school has high expectations of its pupils. It helps each individual pupil to flourish academically and personally. Instability in leadership and some lack of oversight by the governing body have limited the effectiveness of leadership in the school. However, the school has ensured that pupils' learning, personal development and behaviour have not suffered during this period of change.
What the school should improve
- Governors have not made sure that leadership is as effective as it should be. This means that there has been a lot of change, some uncertainty about leadership and some systems and processes were not followed well enough. The governing body, with the support of the IEB, should take swift action to ensure that leadership is fully effective and hold leaders to account by having a thorough understanding of how well the school's systems and procedures are adhered to.
Pupil numbers and mix
21 pupils on roll, with places for 90
Schools near Cleeve Prior CofE (Controlled) Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salford Priors CofE Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 27% met the expected standard |
| The Littletons Church of England Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Not published |
| Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
| Harvington CofE First School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Blackminster Middle School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 38% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Laughlin (Head of School)
- Phone
- 01789772276
- Address
- Main Street, Cleeve Prior, Evesham, WR11 8LG
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- URN
- 116794
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.