Franche Primary School
Chestnut Grove, Kidderminster, DY11 5QB
726 pupils · 76% of 960 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Free school meals
- 24%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 1 April 2025, published 11 June 2025. 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 | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 63 | 58 | 104 | 63 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 78 | 76 | 109 | 78 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 77 | 76 | 118 | 77 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 101 | 99 | 135 | 100 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 95 | 87 | 151 | 95 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 99 | 93 | 151 | 98 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 95 | 81 | 165 | 95 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 120 | 112 | 175 | 120 |
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
- St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St John's CofE Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Sutton Park Primary School 1.8 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St George's CofE School 2 km · Good (2024) · 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.