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Finstall First School

Bromsgrove, B60 2HSPrimaryAges 5–9MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.2×
Oversubscribed
71 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Finstall First School

Finstall First School is a state primary in Bromsgrove, within the Worcestershire local authority, and it serves children from ages five to nine. Among the 180 primary schools in the same LA, the top-ranked peers are Inkberrow Primary School and Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School, both with a ranking score of 88, followed by Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School at 86. Finstall itself holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025, a change from its previous Outstanding rating in 2015. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is Meadows First School, just 1.3 kilometres away. The school is led by headteacher Matthew Mason and has a capacity of 300 pupils, currently housing 296. It is a mixed, non-religious school with no nursery or sixth form provision. Oversubscription is significant: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 140 applications for 60 places, with 71 first-preference applications and 57 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.33.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 9 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCarnforth Road, Bromsgrove, Bromsgrove, B60 2HS
HeadteacherMatthew Mason
Local AuthorityWorcestershire
Number of Pupils296
Free School Meals (FSM)2.4%
School Capacity296 / 300 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Jun 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

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

Source: Ofsted, 8 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Dining HallForest SchoolSensory RoomArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

12

Sports

RoundersNetballTennisFootballGymnasticsCricket

Clubs & Activities

DramaFilm ClubChessBook ClubEco ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning Difficulty

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

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

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Finstall First School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.