Lickey End First School

Lickey End First School has made significant improvements since its previous inspection, moving from requiring improvement to a good overall effectiveness rating. The school demonstrates a strong commitment to high expectations for both academic achievement and behavior, effectively supporting all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The leadership team, under the new headteacher, has been proactive in enhancing the curriculum and fostering a positive learning environment where pupils feel safe and engaged. Notably, students show enthusiasm for their learning and participate actively in various extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupils’ achievement and behavior.
• Effective improvements to the curriculum since the last inspection.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate resilience and teamwork.
• Good participation in a wide range of activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Subject leadership is at an early stage and requires further development.
• Monitoring and evaluation of pupils' learning in some subjects are insufficient.
• Formal assessment systems in some foundation subjects are underdeveloped.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lickey End First School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.0% of pupils at Lickey End First School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lickey End First School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.9% of pupils at Lickey End First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Lickey End First School received £7,264 and spent £7,001 for each of its 147 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £292,000 (-£1,983 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Lickey End First School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lickey End First School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Lickey End First School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lickey End First School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Lickey End First School have?

Lickey End First School has 147 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lickey End First School cover?

Lickey End First School for pupils aged 2 to 9.

Where is Lickey End First School?

Lickey End First School is at School Lane, Lickey End, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 1JG.