Tenacres First School

About Tenacres First School

Tenacres First School in Redditch is a popular choice among local families, with 89 applications for 60 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.48. Of those, 62 families put it as their first preference, and all 60 first-preference applicants were offered a place. The school does not publish a parent recommendation percentage, but the demand alone suggests a strong reputation. The headteacher, C Marshall, leads a mixed, state primary for children aged 5 to 9, with 279 pupils on roll against a capacity of 300. Just over a fifth of pupils (20.4%) are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools, indicating a reasonably diverse intake.

Academically, Tenacres holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. In its most recent graded inspection in 2011, overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and quality of education were all judged Good, while early years provision was rated Outstanding. An ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Good. The local authority average for Key Stage 2 attainment in Worcestershire is 61, though Tenacres’ own KS2 results are not provided in the data. The school sits within a competitive local landscape: top-performing peers like Inkberrow Primary School and Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CofE Primary School both score 88 on the ranking metric, while Tenacres itself is not listed among the top three. Of the 180 primary schools in Worcestershire, only 13 hold an Outstanding rating, so Tenacres’ consistent Good rating places it in solid company.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sports hall, music rooms, library, forest school, art studios, and a chapel, plus an outdoor playground and dining hall. Sports provision covers netball, gymnastics, cross country, tennis, dance, athletics, and swimming, while extracurricular clubs include coding, science club, chess, choir, art club, and eco club. For children with additional needs, the school supports specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, physical disabilities, and other difficulties. With no nursery or sixth form, it is strictly a first school for ages 5 to 9, so families will need to plan for a transition to a middle school. Given its oversubscription, parents should apply early and list it as a first preference to maximise their chances of a place.

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