Batchley First and Nursery School
Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, B97 6PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Downes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 116721
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0152762926
About this school
Batchley First and Nursery School is a community primary school in Redditch. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 233 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Batchley First and Nursery 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Batchley First and Nursery 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 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 297 |
| 2023/24 | 295 |
| 2024/25 | 260 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Batchley First and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.6% | 45.6% | 233 | — |
| Holyoakes Field First School | — | 5.4% | 15.8% | 315 | 0.6 miles |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School | — | 4% | 7.7% | 297 | 0.7 miles |
| Webheath Academy Primary School | 56% | 4.6% | 11.9% | 446 | 0.7 miles |
| St Luke's CofE First School | — | 4.4% | — | 138 | 1.0 miles |
| St Stephen's CofE First School | — | 5.3% | 25.5% | 171 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 45.61%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holyoakes Field First School0.6 miles
Primary · Redditch
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School0.7 miles
Primary · Redditch
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Webheath Academy Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Redditch
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St Luke's CofE First School1.0 miles
Primary · Redditch
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St Stephen's CofE First School1.3 miles
Primary · Redditch
Other schools in Redditch
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Astwood Bank Primary School Primary
- Beoley First School Primary
- Crabbs Cross Academy Primary
- Feckenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Holyoakes Field First School Primary
- Matchborough First School Academy Primary
- Moons Moat First School Primary
- Oak Hill First School Primary
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School Primary
- St George's CofE First School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Batchley First and Nursery School teach?
- Batchley First and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Redditch.
- Who is the headteacher of Batchley First and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Batchley First and Nursery School is Mrs Sarah Downes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Batchley First and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Batchley First and Nursery 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 Batchley First and Nursery School?
- Batchley First and Nursery School has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Batchley First and Nursery School full?
- Batchley First and Nursery School has capacity for 300 pupils and 233 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Batchley First and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Batchley First and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Batchley First and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Batchley First and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Batchley First and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Batchley First and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Batchley First and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Batchley First and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Batchley First and Nursery 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 Batchley First and Nursery 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.