Pencombe CofE Primary School
Pencombe, Bromyard, HR7 4SH
61 pupils · 109% of 56 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 10 April 2024, published 8 May 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 82% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 10 | 9 | 19 | 9 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 14 | 13 | 22 | 14 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bredenbury Primary School 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Peter's Primary School 4.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Burley Gate CofE Primary School 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Michael's CofE Primary School 7.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Brockhampton Primary School 7.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Stoke Prior Primary School 8.2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.