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Oak Hill First School

Primary Ages 3-9 440 pupils Redditch
Ofsted: Good
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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

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 20 4
Third Preference 12 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

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%.

20242025
Places 450450
Pupils 410408
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

20242025
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

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 1.34.2
Permanent exclusions 00

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

20252026
Pupils per adult 11.211.2
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.

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Name Distance
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0.88 miles
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1.22 miles
Arrow Vale High School
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1.25 miles
Pitcheroak School
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1.62 miles
St Augustine's Catholic High School
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1.66 miles
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2.17 miles
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2.27 miles
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:

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.

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