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Batchley First and Nursery School

Redditch, B97 6PDPrimaryAges 3–9MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Apr 2026
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
42 1st-choice / 43 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Batchley First and Nursery School

Batchley First and Nursery School serves children from age three to nine in Redditch, and its headline metrics tell a mixed story when set against the Worcestershire local authority average. The most recent data shows the LA average for Key Stage 2 attainment sits at 61, but Batchley’s own KS2 results are not provided in the available figures, so a direct comparison on that measure isn’t possible here. What is clear is the school’s Ofsted trajectory: its overall effectiveness dropped from Good in 2016 to Requires Improvement in its 2023 graded inspection, with leadership and management, quality of education, and early years provision all now rated as requiring improvement. On the positive side, personal development and behaviour and attitudes both held at Good, which suggests the school still gets the pastoral side right even while academic delivery needs work. With 44. 9 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals — well above the national average — Batchley serves a significantly disadvantaged intake, which may partly explain the gap between its current Ofsted rating and the LA’s broader picture, where 13 of 180 primary schools are rated Outstanding.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 9 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCherry Tree Walk, Redditch, Redditch, B97 6PD
HeadteacherSarah Downes
Local AuthorityWorcestershire
Number of Pupils260
Free School Meals (FSM)44.9%
School Capacity260 / 300 (87% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 13 Jul 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalSEN Unit

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: batchleyfirstschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Batchley First and Nursery School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.