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The Vaynor First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–9 · Academy
Tennyson Road, Headless Cross, Redditch B97 5BL · thevaynor.worcs.sch.uk · 01527 543187
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Last distance offered
- 2.17 mi
- 3.50 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Out of area – distance only · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 425
- 94% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- 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 2.17 mi (3.50 km) from the school. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 87 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 95% 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 | 89 | 87 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 84 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 83 | 81 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 97 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 88 | 74 | 0.8 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Out of area – distance only | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.17 mi3.50 km | |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Vaynor First School on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jan 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (76 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 76
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (16%) with SEND