Pitcheroak School
Willow Way, Batchley, Redditch, B97 6PQ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jay Hart
- Sponsor
- Central Learning Partnership Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 155
- Pupils on roll
- 159
- URN
- 149091
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0152765576
About this school
Pitcheroak School is a special academy in Redditch. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 159 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pitcheroak 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
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 10 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pitcheroak 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 | — | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 153 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.8%
- English as an additional language
- 13.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.07%
- Persistent absence
- 22.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School1.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Redditch
-
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit2.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Redditch
-
Kingfisher School2.8 miles
Academies · Redditch
-
Your Ideas School3.1 miles
Special schools · Redditch
-
Chestnut Place3.4 miles
Special schools · Sambourne
Other schools in Redditch
- Kingfisher School Academies
- The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- The Forge Secondary Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Your Ideas School Special schools
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Astwood Bank Primary 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
Common questions
- What ages does Pitcheroak School teach?
- Pitcheroak School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Redditch.
- Who is the headteacher of Pitcheroak School?
- The headteacher of Pitcheroak School is Mr Jay Hart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pitcheroak School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pitcheroak 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 Pitcheroak School?
- Pitcheroak School has 159 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Pitcheroak School full?
- Pitcheroak School has capacity for 155 pupils and 159 on roll (103%), 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 Pitcheroak School a faith school?
- No. Pitcheroak School has no designated religious character.
- Is Pitcheroak School part of an academy trust?
- Pitcheroak School is part of CENTRAL LEARNING PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Pitcheroak School have?
- The schools register lists Pitcheroak School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Pitcheroak School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Pitcheroak School's absence rate?
- Pitcheroak School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pitcheroak School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pitcheroak 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 10 July 2026.