Batchley First and Nursery School
Community school in Redditch, Worcestershire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 9 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 233 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Free school meals | 45.20% |
| Local authority | Worcestershire |
| Address | Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 6PD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.batchleyfirstschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 0152762926 |
| URN | 116721 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 3 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 June 2023, published 13 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 24 November 2021, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Holyoakes Field First School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Webheath Academy Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Luke's CofE First School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Stephen's CofE First School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- The Vaynor First School (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- St George's CofE First School and Nursery (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Oak Hill First School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Worcestershire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.