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Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Old Birmingham Road, Lickey, Birmingham B45 8EU · lickeyhills.worcs.sch.uk · 0121 445 1992

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
67%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Worcestershire 59%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
371
80% of 466 places
Local authority
Worcestershire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
9.7%
First language not English
3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 56 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 55 (Places 60)55September 2023: 41 (Places 44)41September 2024: 43 (Places 53)43September 2025: 41 (Places 43)41September 2026: 41 (Places 56)41Places 56
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202656410.7100%
September 2025Sept 202543411100%
September 2024Sept 202453430.8100%
September 2023Sept 202344410.9100%
September 2022Sept 202260550.985%

Results

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Worcestershire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 71% (England 53%)71%2016/17: 74% (England 61%)74%2017/18: 70% (England 64%)70%2018/19: 54% (England 65%)54%2022/23: 65% (England 60%)65%2023/24: 53% (England 61%)53%2024/25: 67% (England 62%)67%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲67%62%
▼2%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●105105
●105105

Ofsted

Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 9 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
9 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Oct 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
88%
Replies
89
22% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●78% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly●78% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲56% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼60% agreeEngland 68%

based on 25 parents (28%) with SEND

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