Community school · Worcestershire

Franche Primary School

2–11Ages
726Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135050URN

Chestnut Grove, Kidderminster, DY11 5QB · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Franche Community Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.2 below Worcestershire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Worcestershire

104 applications for 63 places · 96th of 145 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

1 April 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
7 November 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Worcestershire median (1.9) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

104 applications · 63 places offered · 58 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 1.4; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2014 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8

This school
Worcestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	63	104	1.7	58	0.92
Sep 2025	78	109	1.4	76	0.97
Sep 2024	77	118	1.5	76	0.99
Sep 2023	101	135	1.3	99	0.98
Sep 2022	95	151	1.6	87	0.92
Sep 2021	99	151	1.5	93	0.94
Sep 2020	95	165	1.7	81	0.85
Sep 2019	120	175	1.5	112	0.93
Sep 2018	120	177	1.5	109	0.91
Sep 2017	117	170	1.5	104	0.89
Sep 2016	120	185	1.5	113	0.94
Sep 2015	119	185	1.6	113	0.95
Sep 2014	90	180	2.0	96	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%62nd of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	8%	104	104
2023/24	42%	0%	103	100
2022/23	46%	3%	103	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Franche Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School
0.4 km · Worcestershire

2026

2.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St John's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School
1.6 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Sutton Park Primary School
1.8 km · Worcestershire

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy
1.8 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2022

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St George's CofE School
2.0 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Ambrose Catholic Primary
2.2 km · Worcestershire

Good2022

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Foley Park Primary Academy
2.4 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135050 · 885/2910
Capacity: 960 pupils · 726 on roll
Free school meals: 24.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2007
Address: Chestnut Grove, Kidderminster, DY11 5QB
Local authority: Worcestershire · Wyre Forest

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources