Primary
Batchley First and Nursery School
Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, B97 6PD
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 233 of 300 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Nursery
- Yes
- 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
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 36.7
- Pupils per adult
- 7.8
- Pupils
- 286
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
June 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, B97 6PD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Worcestershire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Downes
- Address
- Cherry Tree Walk, Batchley, Redditch, B97 6PD
- Telephone
- 0152762926