Lickey End First School
School Lane, Lickey End, Bromsgrove, B60 1JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Burton
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 147
- URN
- 116661
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527872360
About this school
Lickey End First School is a community primary school in Bromsgrove. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 147 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lickey End First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Lickey End First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lickey End First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 8% | 147 | — |
| Meadows First School | — | — | — | — | 0.9 miles |
| Catshill First School | — | 4.4% | 24.6% | 315 | 1.0 miles |
| Blackwell First School | — | 3.3% | 1.4% | 187 | 1.2 miles |
| Finstall First School | — | 2.8% | 2.4% | 296 | 1.4 miles |
| The Orchards School | — | 7.2% | 37.3% | 230 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.95%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 8.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meadows First School0.9 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Catshill First School1.0 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Blackwell First School1.2 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
-
Finstall First School1.4 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
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The Orchards School1.5 miles
Primary · Bromsgrove
Other schools in Bromsgrove
- Blackwell First School Primary
- Catshill First School Primary
- Charford First School Primary
- Dodford First School Primary
- Fairfield First School Primary
- Finstall First School Primary
- Hanbury CofE First School Primary
- Meadows First School Primary
- Millfields First School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic First School Primary
- Stoke Prior First School Primary
- Tardebigge CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Lickey End First School teach?
- Lickey End First School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Bromsgrove.
- Who is the headteacher of Lickey End First School?
- The headteacher of Lickey End First School is Mr Christopher Burton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lickey End First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lickey End First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Lickey End First School?
- Lickey End First School has 147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Lickey End First School full?
- Lickey End First School has capacity for 150 pupils and 147 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lickey End First School a faith school?
- No. Lickey End First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lickey End First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lickey End First School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Lickey End First School's absence rate?
- Lickey End First School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Lickey End First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Lickey End First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.