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Crabbs Cross Academy

Redditch, B97 5JHPrimaryAges 5–9MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Sep 2024
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
16 1st-choice / 17 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Crabbs Cross Academy

Crabbs Cross Academy is a state primary school in Redditch, within the Worcestershire local authority, and it caters for children aged 5 to 9. It is one of 180 primary schools across the LA, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 placed it in the Requires Improvement category, a drop from its previous Good rating in 2015. Among its local peers, the highest-ranked schools in the area include Inkberrow Primary School, Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School, and Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School, all of which hold stronger inspection records. Crabbs Cross has a mixed gender intake and is non-religious, with a headteacher Sallyanne Dunstan leading a school of 200 pupils against a capacity of 225. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 52 applications for 17 places, with 16 of those being first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3. 06.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 9 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressEvesham Road, Redditch, Redditch, B97 5JH
HeadteacherSallyanne Dunstan
Local AuthorityWorcestershire
Number of Pupils200
Free School Meals (FSM)24.0%
School Capacity200 / 225 (89% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Sept 2024
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 11 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About Crabbs Cross Academy

Crabbs Cross Academy 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.