Franche Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Unique reference
- 135050
- Address
- Chestnut Grove, DY11 5QB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 823 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.1%
White British 93.2%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.5
WritingAbove average1.6
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 42%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Franche Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 78
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 43 25 18 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 20 11 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 68 38 30 |
| Reception, Full-time | 74 27 47 |
| Year 1 | 97 52 45 |
| Year 2 | 94 48 46 |
| Year 3 | 98 48 50 |
| Year 4 | 98 54 44 |
| Year 5 | 116 64 52 |
| Year 6 | 115 52 63 |