Batchley First and Nursery School, Redditch
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Batchley provides a warm, welcoming environment where children genuinely enjoy coming to school and feel valued. The school excels at supporting all learners including those with additional needs, offering a broad curriculum with enriching trips and experiences. Staff are highly caring and focused on helping each child develop confidence and succeed.
Key Strengths
- Strong improvements in attendance with leaders working tirelessly to support families
- Calm, orderly and respectful environment with rare bullying and effective behaviour management
- Well-designed, ambitious curriculum with effective teaching and clear progression of learning
- Excellent early years provision with effective phonics teaching and language development
- Effective inclusion and SEND support with well-coordinated external agency partnerships
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' achievement in reading, writing and mathematics is below national averages
- Year 4 multiplication tables and Year 1 phonics outcomes below national averages over time
- Some pupils struggle to remember learned knowledge due to gaps in foundational understanding
- Pastoral intervention evaluation and monitoring could be more robust
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, cookery clubs, music clubs, trips including London visits and overnight stays, workshops, community speakers including authors and firefighters, leadership roles such as house captains and attendance champions
Batchley First and Nursery School is a welcoming and caring school where pupils feel safe and valued. While the school has made significant improvements in attendance, behaviour and teaching quality, pupils' academic achievement remains below national averages and needs continued focus.
At a Glance
45.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.9
Avg class size
20.3
Infant (KS1)
28.5
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
233 pupils
300 capacity
67 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Redditch
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Redditch
Admissions Demand - Worcestershire
Places available
6,938
Applications
5,554
Got 1st preference
94.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Worcestershire (2025/26)
Inspection History(14)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.60193%
Overall absence
21.5311%
Persistent absence
209
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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