Clifford Primary SchoolMichaelchurch Escley Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Clifford Primary School and Michaelchurch Escley Primary School are primary schools.

  • Clifford Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Michaelchurch Escley Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Clifford Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Clifford Primary School was judged Good and Michaelchurch Escley Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 94.0% for Clifford Primary School and 80.0% for Michaelchurch Escley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Clifford Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 94.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Michaelchurch Escley Primary School (82.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Clifford Primary School versus Michaelchurch Escley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CliffordClifford Primary SchoolHerefordMichaelchurch Escley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking8th of 75 in Herefordshire Stronger figure31st of 75 in Herefordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll96 60
Capacity105 56
LocationClifford, HR3 5HA Hereford, HR2 0PT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard94.0% Stronger figure80.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure109.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census96 60
Free school meals (ever 6)10.4% 5.0%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.0%
SEN support9.4% 11.7%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.7% 7.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Clifford Primary School

Michaelchurch Escley Primary School

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