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Defford and Besford CofE Primary School

Primary school in Worcester, Worcestershire. Good (Apr 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 25 April 2023, report published 18 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around April 2027

The last inspection was in April 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 1.3 milesEckington CofE First School

    Primary, Pershore, Worcestershire

    School remains Good (Jul 2023)

  2. 2.2 milesAbbey Park Primary School

    Primary, Pershore, Worcestershire

    Good (Mar 2023)

  3. 2.4 milesHoly Redeemer Catholic Primary School

    Primary, Pershore, Worcestershire

    Good (Jan 2023)

  4. 2.7 milesOrchard Primary School

    Primary, Pershore, Worcestershire

    Report card, Feb 2026: 2 expected, 5 needs attention

  5. 3.2 milesSt Barnabas CofE Primary School

    Primary, Pershore, Worcestershire

    Good (Nov 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.