Matchborough First School Academy, Redditch

From the headteacher's welcome: "Matchborough First School Academy is a vibrant and ambitious learning community with a strong focus on outcomes for pupils, personal development and equality of opportunity to a wide range of exciting and motivating experiences. We aim to prepare our pupils to make the best of the potential they have and to succeed in all that they do."

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Matchborough First School Academy as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 50 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Matchborough First School Academy are Tenacres First School (0.7 miles, Good); Arrow Valley First School (0.8 miles, Good); Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths); and St Thomas More Catholic First School (1 mile).

Matchborough First School Academy is one of 14 schools run by Central Region Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%) and Mixed (7%).

Matchborough First School Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 11 places, 11 pupils on roll.

Matchborough First School Academy had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Redditch Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Jackfield Close (opposite), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 149 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Matchborough First School Academy issued 21 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Matchborough First School Academy are Arrow Vale High School (0.3 miles), Ipsley CofE Middle School (0.5 miles), Tudor Grange Academy Redditch (1 mile) and Woodfield Academy (1.2 miles).