Finstall First School

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.

Academically, Finstall's Ofsted inspection in 2025 rated all key areas as Good, including quality of education, early years provision, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. The school's previous inspection in 2015 had rated overall effectiveness as Outstanding, with leadership and management and early years provision also Outstanding. Parent feedback is overwhelmingly positive: 98% of respondents would recommend the school, and 99% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy. In terms of support, 100% of parents agreed that SEND children receive the support they need, and 99% agreed the school has high expectations for their child. The school's percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals is very low at 2.4%, well below the national average, and no specific KS2 SATs results or Progress 8 scores are available in the data to compare against the LA average of 61.

Finstall offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, forest school, sensory room, art studios, and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, netball, tennis, football, gymnastics, and cricket, while clubs include drama, film club, chess, book club, eco club, and coding. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and visual impairment. With 11% of parents reporting their child has SEND, the school appears well-equipped to support a range of needs. This school will suit families who value a highly oversubscribed, well-regarded first school with strong parent satisfaction and a broad extracurricular offer, though those seeking a school with a nursery or sixth form will need to look elsewhere. Its location in Bromsgrove makes it a practical choice for local families, though competition for places is fierce.

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