Matchborough First School Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–9 · Redditch, Worcestershire
Matchborough First School Academy is a primary school in Redditch, Worcestershire for ages 3–9 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 March 2024. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Matchborough Way, Matchborough East, Redditch, B98 0GD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 335 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Matchborough First School Academy are flourishing.”
- “Staff greet pupils with a smile each morning.”
- “Pupils enjoy celebrating their talents and achievements.”
To improve
- “However, at times the work pupils are given does not always focus on the key knowledge they will need for future learning.”
- “When this happens, pupils are sometimes not clear about what they have learned.”
- “At times, some pupils need extra help to manage their behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 47 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 47 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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.
- Tenacres First School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Arrow Valley First School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic First School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodrow First School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Moons Moat First School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oak Hill First School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St George's CofE First School and Nursery 1.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Abbeywood First School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published