Batchley First and Nursery School

Batchley First and Nursery School demonstrates a strong standard of education with notable improvements in attendance and behaviour, resulting in a supportive environment for students. Leaders have effectively addressed challenges to create an inclusive atmosphere where bullying is rare, and pupils feel valued and respected. The curriculum is well-designed and ambitious, contributing to some effective teaching practices that have positively impacted pupil engagement and participation. However, despite these strengths, the school is still working to elevate overall pupil achievement, particularly in core subjects like reading, writing, and mathematics, which remains below expected levels for their age group.

Strengths

• Strong improvements in pupil attendance and behaviour.
• Calm and orderly learning environment.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Inclusive and respectful ethos across the school.
• Well-designed and ambitious curriculum.
• High-quality interactions between staff and pupils.
• Effective partnerships with parents and carers.

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils' achievement is below age-related expectations in core subjects.
• Some pupils struggle to recall prior knowledge, hindering their learning.
• Pastoral interventions lack robust evaluation.

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 Batchley First and Nursery School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.5% 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, 4.2% of pupils at Batchley First and Nursery 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 Batchley First and Nursery School had 12.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.4% 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, 27.9% of pupils at Batchley First and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 2 pupils.

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 Batchley First and Nursery School received £9,187 and spent £10,432 for each of its 234 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £86,000 (-£369 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 Batchley First and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Batchley First and Nursery School is Needs attention, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Batchley First and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Batchley First and Nursery School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Batchley First and Nursery School have?

Batchley First and Nursery School has 233 pupils on roll.

What age range does Batchley First and Nursery School cover?

Batchley First and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Batchley First and Nursery School?

Batchley First and Nursery School is at Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6PD.