Oak Hill First School
Oak Hill First School is an academy converter in Redditch for pupils aged 3 to 9. It has 440 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Oak Hill First School is Good, from an inspection in February 2019 of its predecessor, Oak Hill First School.
Ofsted inspection: January 2024.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-9 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Wirehill Drive Lodge Park Redditch Worcestershire B98 7JU |
| Reference Number | 150403 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 440 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.82%
Girls: 48.18% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 22.6% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 32.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 39 | 80 |
| 2 | 47 | 43 | 90 |
| 3 | 46 | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | 32 | 43 | 75 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 53.4% |
| Pakistani | 17.7% |
| White, Other | 8.6% |
| Unclassified | 5.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.6% |
| White & Asian | 1.8% |
| Asian, Other | 1.6% |
| African | 1.1% |
| Indian | 0.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.2% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Oak Hill First School, inspected in February 2019.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 04 Jan 2024 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 20 | 4 |
| Third Preference | 12 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Oak Hill First School had 408 pupils for 450 places. 42 places (9.3%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Redditch NW” planning area
Worcestershire counted 353 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 403 in 2029–30, up 14%.
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 450 | 450 |
| Pupils | 410 | 408 |
| Unfilled | 8.9% | 9.3% |
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 Oak Hill First School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.9% | 2.0% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.6% | 1.2% |
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, 1.2% of pupils at Oak Hill First School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 |
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 Oak Hill First School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.2 | 11.2 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 7.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 68.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 9.1 | – |
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, 21.6% of pupils at Oak Hill First School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 70 | 8 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 17 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 4 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 2 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 3 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
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 2024–25 Oak Hill First School received £6,414 and spent £6,749 for each of its 420 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £107,000 (£255 per pupil).
Across all 14 schools of Central Region Schools Trust, income was £7,890 and spending £7,931 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £107,000 |
| per pupil | £255 |
| In-year balance | -£141,000 |
| per pupil | -£336 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Woodfield Academy
Studley Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7HH |
0.17 miles |
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St Bede's Catholic Middle School
Holloway Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7HA |
0.37 miles |
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St George's CofE First School and Nursery
Stevenson Avenue, St. Georges C of E First School and Nursery, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8LU |
0.59 miles |
|
St Luke's CofE First School
Plymouth Road North, Southcrest, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 4NU |
0.82 miles |
|
St Thomas More Catholic First School
Woodrow Centre, Studley Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7RY |
0.89 miles |
|
Woodrow First School
Longdon Close, Woodrow South, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7UZ |
0.95 miles |
|
St Stephen's CofE First School
Mabey Avenue, Colts Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8HW |
1.15 miles |
|
Holyoakes Field First School
Cookridge Close, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6HF |
1.2 miles |
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Crabbs Cross Academy
Evesham Road, Crabbs Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5JH |
1.27 miles |
|
Walkwood Church of England Middle School
Feckenham Road, Headless Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5AQ |
1.29 miles |
|
The Vaynor First School
Tennyson Road, Headless Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5BL |
1.29 miles |
|
Arrow Valley First School
Colts Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0LH |
1.32 miles |
|
Ipsley CofE Middle School
WINYATES WAY, WINYATES, REDDITCH, B98 0UB |
1.33 miles |
|
Matchborough First School Academy
Matchborough Way, Matchborough East, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0GD |
1.36 miles |
|
Moons Moat First School
Cleeve Close, Church Hill, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 9HR |
1.37 miles |
|
Birchensale Middle School
Bridley Moor Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6HT |
1.39 miles |
|
Your Ideas School
Dilwyn Close, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0BU |
1.58 miles |
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Tenacres First School
Quibury Close, Winyates East, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0PB |
1.64 miles |
|
Batchley First and Nursery School
Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6PD |
1.67 miles |
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Abbeywood First School
Wood Piece Lane, Church Hill, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 9LR |
1.72 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Heart of Worcestershire College
Peakman Campus, Peakman Street, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8DW |
0.88 miles |
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Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Easemore Road, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8HB |
0.91 miles |
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Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Woodrow Drive, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7UH |
1.21 miles |
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Kingfisher School
Clifton Close, Matchborough, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0HF |
1.22 miles |
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Arrow Vale High School
Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GF |
1.25 miles |
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Pitcheroak School
Willow Way, Batchley, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6PQ |
1.62 miles |
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St Augustine's Catholic High School
Stonepits Lane, Hunt End, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5LX |
1.66 miles |
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Chestnut Place
11-16 Chestnut Court, Jill Lane, Sambourne, B96 6EW |
2.17 miles |
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Studley High School
Crooks Lane, Studley, Warwickshire, B80 7QX |
2.27 miles |
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Ridgeway Secondary School
Evesham Road, Redditch, B96 6BD |
3.07 miles |
All schools in Redditch · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications
Oak Hill First School is part of Central Region Schools Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:
- St Stephen's CofE First School Redditch
- Arrow Vale High School Redditch
- Arrow Valley First School Redditch
- Ipsley CofE Middle School Redditch
- Matchborough First School Academy Redditch
- Abbeywood First School Redditch
- Church Hill Middle School Redditch
- Waseley Hills High School Birmingham
- Holyhead School Birmingham
- Oldbury Park Primary School Worcester
What is Oak Hill First School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Oak Hill First School is Good, from an inspection in February 2019 of its predecessor, Oak Hill First School.
When was Oak Hill First School last inspected by Ofsted?
Oak Hill First School was last inspected in January 2024.
How many pupils does Oak Hill First School have?
Oak Hill First School has 440 pupils on roll.
What age range does Oak Hill First School cover?
Oak Hill First School for pupils aged 3 to 9.
Where is Oak Hill First School?
Oak Hill First School is at Wirehill Drive, Lodge Park, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 7JU.