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Bredon Hill Academy

Academy converter in Evesham, WR11 7SW, taking ages 10 to 13, 472 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
3.29 mi Admitted from, 2026/27
105% Full, over capacity
68.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 3.29 miles away.

Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.

The circle is 3.29 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.

This is not a catchment area. 3.29 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.
How to read this

Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Bredon Hill Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.

Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.

Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary.

The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.

One published year so far: 2026/27, from Worcestershire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.

Source: Worcestershire, published admission distances, 2026/27

Two schools, both in reach

Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.

If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Worcestershire, 19 of 104 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (18.3%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.

Other schools nearby with a published distance

The closest schools to Bredon Hill Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.

SchoolPhaseAdmitted fromAway
Sedgeberrow CofE First School Both in reach Primary 2.96 mi 2026/27 1.4 mi
The De Montfort School Both in reach Secondary 1.45 mi 2026/27 3.7 mi

The distance as a picture

Bredon Hill Academy catchment area map: the 3.29 mile admission distance, 2026/27
Drawn to scale from the published figure. Save the picture, or share this page and this is the card that appears.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 472 pupils in 450 places (105% full, over capacity)
TrustWORCESTERSHIRE HILLS TRUST
Local authorityWorcestershire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 68.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 68.0%
2023/24 52.0%
2022/23 61.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Bredon Hill Academy

Girls and boys51.3% girls, 48.7% boys
English as an additional language3.6% of pupils
Free school meals12.1% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

Getting to Bredon Hill Academy by bus

Best-served stop: Cottons Lane, 0.4 mi away, with 1.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 08:00, last 18:19.

Every stop within 600 m
StopFrom the schoolWeekday daytime, an hourEveningSundayRoutes
Bredon Hill Academy31 yd0.30.00.0540
Cornfield Way0.1 mi1.80.00.0540
Wood Lane0.2 mi1.40.00.0540

These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Bredon Hill Academy?

Bredon Hill Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 3.29 miles away, per Worcestershire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Bredon Hill Academy?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.29 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 105% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Bredon Hill Academy guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Worcestershire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.