Clifford Primary School
near Dorstone, HR3 5HA · Herefordshire, County of local authority
What stands out about Clifford Primary School
- Its own letter, A: Key Stage 2 results better than 92% of England’s primary schools
- 80% meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 18 points above England’s schools
- 7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (fewer than England’s 25%)
- Ofsted: Good, February 2023 (shown, not graded)
- Outside any built-up area: listed with Dorstone, the nearest town
- 91% of families who put it first got a place for September 2026 (10 of 11)
- Homes in its postcode sector (HR3 5) sold for a median £326,250; Dorstone’s is £442,500
Results
DfE · Key Stage 2Reading, writing and maths 80%
Met the expected standard, DfE’s 3-year average 2023–2025 · higher than 92% of England’s 14,979 graded primaries · Herefordshire, County of avg 64%
Each subject, 2025
Met the expected standard; the mark is England’s schools · average scaled score: reading 111, maths 108 (100 = the expected standard)
England’s figures are of its graded mainstream state schools, each school counted once; grammar schools are included, which is why the right-hand tail is long. Small cohorts are suppressed.
How hard is it to get a place at Clifford Primary School?
91% of the families who put it first got a place for September 2026.
Years when some first choices missed out: 2025 (3), 2026 (1). The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. Herefordshire, County of council sets the admissions rules. Apply through Herefordshire, County of council’s coordinated admissions.
Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places
91% got their first choice
Dorstone and Herefordshire, County of, side by side
2023–2025All 77 graded primaries in Herefordshire, County of. Schools with more pupils on free school meals usually score lower, so a school above the crowd for its free school meals is doing better than its intake predicts. Dorstone’s schools are coloured by their letter.
Show as a table
| School | Letter | Free school meals | KS2 expected standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Primary School, Dilwyn | A+ | 11% | 96% |
| Kimbolton St James CofE Primary School | A+ | 14% | 89% |
| Little Dewchurch CofE Primary School | A+ | 29% | 88% |
| Eastnor Parochial Primary School | A+ | 6% | 85% |
| Walford Nursery & Primary School | A+ | 6% | 84% |
| St Martin's Primary School | A+ | 41% | 84% |
| Wigmore Primary School | A+ | 20% | 83% |
| Marlbrook Primary School | A | 32% | 82% |
| Pembridge CofE Primary School | A | 21% | 81% |
| Clifford Primary School | A | 7% | 80% |
| Michaelchurch Escley Primary School | A | 6% | 80% |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | A | 7% | 80% |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | A | 14% | 79% |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School and Nursery | A | 16% | 78% |
| Holmer CofE Academy | A | 10% | 78% |
| Kingstone and Thruxton Primary School | A | 20% | 77% |
| Kingsland CofE School | A | 5% | 76% |
| St Thomas Cantilupe CofE Academy | A | 24% | 76% |
| Orleton CofE Primary School | A− | 10% | 75% |
| Ivington CofE Primary and Pre-School | A− | 29% | 73% |
| Longtown Community Primary School | A− | 13% | 72% |
| Cradley CofE Primary School | A− | 22% | 72% |
| Pencombe CofE Primary School | A− | 22% | 72% |
| Ashperton Primary Academy | A− | 8% | 71% |
| Stretton Sugwas CofE Academy | B+ | 3% | 70% |
| Canon Pyon CofE Academy | B+ | 15% | 70% |
| Burghill Community Academy | B+ | 9% | 70% |
| Goodrich CofE Primary School | B+ | 10% | 70% |
| Wellington Primary School and Nursery | B+ | 21% | 70% |
| St James' Church of England Primary School | B+ | 17% | 70% |
| Hampton Dene Primary School | B+ | 12% | 69% |
| Weobley Primary School | B+ | 25% | 69% |
| Eardisley CofE Primary School | B+ | 9% | 68% |
| Brampton Abbotts CofE Primary School | B+ | 43% | 68% |
| Weston-under-Penyard CofE Primary School | B | 31% | 67% |
| Luston Primary School | B | 39% | 66% |
| Ashfield Park Primary School | B | 25% | 66% |
| Burley Gate CofE Primary School | B | 19% | 65% |
| Ledbury Primary School | B− | 37% | 64% |
| Lugwardine Primary Academy | B− | 9% | 64% |
| Trinity Primary School | B− | 14% | 63% |
| Gorsley Goffs Primary School | B− | 4% | 63% |
| St Peter's Primary School | B− | 30% | 63% |
| Mordiford CofE Primary School | B− | 12% | 62% |
| Bredenbury Primary School | B− | 20% | 62% |
| Ewyas Harold Primary School | B− | 19% | 61% |
| Madley Primary School | B− | 12% | 61% |
| Much Birch CofE Primary School | B− | 4% | 61% |
| Marden Primary Academy | B− | 21% | 61% |
| Garway Primary School | C+ | 5% | 60% |
| Bosbury CofE Primary School | C+ | 8% | 60% |
| Our Lady's RC Primary School | C+ | 18% | 60% |
| King's Caple Primary Academy | C+ | 4% | 60% |
| St Weonard's Academy | C+ | 9% | 60% |
| Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary School | C+ | 27% | 59% |
| Brockhampton Primary School | C+ | 12% | 59% |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | C+ | 6% | 59% |
| Much Marcle CofE Primary School | C+ | 30% | 59% |
| Whitchurch CofE Primary School | C+ | 1% | 58% |
| Leominster Primary School | C+ | 29% | 58% |
| Lord Scudamore Primary Academy | C | 18% | 57% |
| Sutton Primary Academy | C | 5% | 55% |
| Riverside Primary School | C− | 34% | 53% |
| Shobdon Primary School | C− | 24% | 52% |
| Llangrove CE Academy | C− | 16% | 52% |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | C− | 10% | 49% |
| Peterchurch Primary School | C− | 25% | 48% |
| Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery | C− | 17% | 48% |
| Clehonger CofE Primary School | D | 21% | 47% |
| Lea CofE Primary School | D | 20% | 43% |
| Broadlands Primary School | D | 32% | 39% |
| Kington Primary School | D | 30% | 39% |
| Withington Primary School | D− | 24% | 34% |
| Almeley Primary School | D− | 20% | 33% |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | D− | 11% | 33% |
| Bridstow CofE Primary School | D− | 21% | 28% |
| The Steiner Academy Hereford | D− | 22% | 1% |
Who goes here
DfE school census, January 202596 pupils. SEN support is extra help in school for a special educational need; an EHC plan is the council’s legal plan for pupils who need more.
Girls and boys
Clifford Primary School’s letter
Its own results against England’s schools, not the town’s School Grade.
How school letters are worked out
Each school’s measure is compared with every graded school in England of the same phase: for primaries, the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (DfE’s three-year average); for secondaries, Attainment 8 and the share with grade 5 or above in English and maths, each turned into a z-score against England’s schools and averaged. The letter comes from the share of those schools it beats, in the same bands as every grade on the site. The same method gives U.S. schools their letters, against their own state.
Graded: England’s open mainstream state schools with published results (grammar schools included, which select by test). Not graded: special schools, alternative provision, nurseries, 16–19 colleges, UTCs and studio schools, Welsh schools. Ofsted plays no part.
Ofsted inspections
Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good, February 2023.
Living near Clifford Primary School
For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.
Home prices in HR3 5, the school’s postcode sector
Dorstone property prices →Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025
By type, the 36 months to August 2026
Homes in HR3 5 sell for well under Dorstone’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.
Location
Directions ↗near Dorstone, HR3 5HA
Primary schools near Clifford Primary School
The nearest state schools of the same phase, as the crow flies. Catchments and admissions rules decide which one a child gets.
Clifford Primary School: common questions
Is Clifford Primary School a good school?
By its published results, well above average: its Key Stage 2 results are better than 92% of England’s primary schools (its letter is A), with 80% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% for England’s schools. Ofsted: Good, February 2023.
How hard is it to get into Clifford Primary School?
For September 2026, 11 families put Clifford Primary School first and 10 of them were offered a place; 10 places were offered in all.
What is Clifford Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Its latest inspection outcome is Good (February 2023).
How much do houses cost near Clifford Primary School?
Homes in its postcode sector, HR3 5, sold for a median £326,250 over the 36 months to August 2026 (166 sales).
Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.
A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Dorstone’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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