Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery
Old Birmingham Road, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Dathan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 466
- Pupils on roll
- 371
- URN
- 116773
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214451992
About this school
Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 371 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 47 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 53% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 9% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 68% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 70% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 64% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 403 |
| 2024/25 | 389 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery compares
Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery ranked 55th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.4% | 9.7% | 371 | — |
| Beaconside Primary and Nursery School | 80% | 5.5% | 13.8% | 235 | 1.2 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE First School | — | 2.9% | 4.6% | 218 | 1.3 miles |
| St James Catholic Primary School | 93% | 4% | 21% | 210 | 1.4 miles |
| Rednal Hill Junior School | 49% | 7.7% | 58.2% | 327 | 1.4 miles |
| Rednal Hill Infant School | — | 5.7% | 43.4% | 257 | 1.4 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)
- 9.67%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.36%
- Persistent absence
- 11.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School1.2 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Andrew's CofE First School1.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St James Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Rednal Hill Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Rednal Hill Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery ranks 128th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery is Mr David Dathan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery?
- Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery has 371 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery full?
- Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 466 pupils and 371 on roll (80%), 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 Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery have?
- The schools register lists Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery ranked 55th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.