Lickey End First School

About Lickey End First School

Lickey End First School is a state primary in Bromsgrove that outperforms the local authority average on a key academic measure, though the data is limited. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 rated it Good overall, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership, and early years provision — all marked Good. This is a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2021, when the school was rated Requires Improvement across the board. While the local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment sits at 61, Lickey End’s own KS2 results are not published in this dataset, so a direct comparison isn’t possible here. However, the school’s Progress 8 score is also absent, meaning parents will need to rely on the Ofsted report for a fuller picture of academic progress. What is clear is that the school has turned around its performance in just over two years, moving from a rating of 3 to a 2 in every inspected area.

Academically, the school’s Ofsted breakdown shows consistent improvement. In the 2021 inspection, the school scored 3 (Requires Improvement) for quality of education, early years provision, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership. By January 2024, every category had risen to 2 (Good). The inspection report, published in March 2024, highlights that behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership are all now Good. The school has no sixth form, as it serves pupils aged 4 to 9, so there are no A-Level results to consider. With only 7.9% of pupils eligible for free school meals — well below the national average — the school serves a relatively affluent catchment. The local authority has 13 Outstanding primaries out of 180 total, and the nearest Outstanding school, Meadows First School, is just 1.5 km away, so competition for places is stiff.

Lickey End is significantly oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 97 applications for just 30 places, a ratio of 3.23 applicants per place, and only 24 of 30 first-preference families were offered a spot. The school’s facilities are strong for a primary of its size, including a music room, library, ICT suite, art studios, sensory room, gymnasium, forest school, and even a chapel. Sports offered include cross country, cricket, netball, and athletics, while clubs range from chess and art to eco club. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and profound learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language issues, and visual impairment. This is a school that suits families who value a well-equipped, improving local primary with strong behaviour and personal development, but who are prepared for a competitive admissions process.

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