Batchley First and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Redditch, Worcestershire
Batchley First and Nursery School is a primary school in Redditch, Worcestershire for ages 3–9 (community school). Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, B97 6PD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils benefit from a warm, welcoming and caring start to the school day.”
- “Staff enthusiastically greet pupils as they enter the classroom and show genuine happiness to see them.”
- “The school’s values of ‘everyone is Valued, Inspired, Prepared and Safe’ are lived out in everyday school life.”
To improve
- “Although recent improvements mean that the curriculum is now taught effectively, pupils’ achievement is still below age-related expectations.”
- “This means that some pupils are not as well prepared for the next stage as they need to be.”
- “However, there are some missed opportunities for developing language further.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 35 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2020 to 2026, as Worcestershire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Worcestershire.
- Holyoakes Field First School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Webheath Academy Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE First School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Stephen's CofE First School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Vaynor First School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St George's CofE First School and Nursery 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Oak Hill First School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published