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Lickey End First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–9 · Community school
School Lane, Lickey End, Bromsgrove B60 1JG · lickeyendfirstschool.co.uk · 01527 872360
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Last distance offered
- 1.10 mi
- 1.77 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Out of area – distance only · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 147
- 98% of 150 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Out of area – distance only” went to a home 1.10 mi (1.77 km) from the school. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 35 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 80% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 23 | 0.8 | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Out of area – distance only | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.10 mi1.77 km | |
Ofsted
Lickey End First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (53 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 53
- 36% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied