Astwood Bank Primary School
Church Road, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Yarnold
- Sponsor
- Shires Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 140258
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01527959084
About this school
Astwood Bank Primary School is a primary academy in Redditch. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 57 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 70% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 14% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 84% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 79% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 72% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Astwood Bank Primary 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 410 |
| 2023/24 | 409 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Astwood Bank Primary School compares
Astwood Bank Primary School ranked 44th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 70% | 4.2% | 6% | 418 | — |
| Crabbs Cross Academy | — | 5.1% | 24% | 165 | 1.2 miles |
| Woodrow First School | — | 4.9% | 39.8% | 265 | 1.7 miles |
| The Vaynor First School | — | 4.5% | 7.3% | 425 | 1.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 217 | 1.8 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic First School | — | 3.7% | 22.2% | 189 | 1.8 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)
- 5.97%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 7.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crabbs Cross Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Redditch
-
Woodrow First School1.7 miles
Primary · Redditch
-
The Vaynor First School1.8 miles
Primary · Redditch
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Studley
-
St Thomas More Catholic First School1.8 miles
Primary · Redditch
Other schools in Redditch
Astwood Bank Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redditch.
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Batchley First and Nursery 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 year groups does Astwood Bank Primary School teach?
- Astwood Bank Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Redditch.
- Who is the headteacher of Astwood Bank Primary School?
- The headteacher of Astwood Bank Primary School is Mrs Deborah Yarnold, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Astwood Bank Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Astwood Bank Primary 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 big is Astwood Bank Primary School?
- Astwood Bank Primary School has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Astwood Bank Primary School full?
- Astwood Bank Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Astwood Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Astwood Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Astwood Bank Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Astwood Bank Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Astwood Bank Primary School?
- Astwood Bank Primary School is part of SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Astwood Bank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Astwood Bank Primary School rank locally?
- Astwood Bank Primary School ranked 44th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Astwood Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Astwood Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Astwood Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Astwood Bank Primary School'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 1 July 2026.