Community school · Worcestershire

Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
371Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116773URN

Old Birmingham Road, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Worcestershire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Worcestershire

114 applications for 56 places · 54th of 145 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 9 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Worcestershire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

114 applications · 56 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 2.4; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.4; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2019 2.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2018 2.4; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.4; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2015 2.3; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2014 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Worcestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Worcestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	56	114	2.0	41	0.73
Sep 2025	43	101	2.4	41	0.95
Sep 2024	53	117	2.2	43	0.81
Sep 2023	44	102	2.3	41	0.93
Sep 2022	60	120	2.0	55	0.92
Sep 2021	60	136	2.3	68	1.13
Sep 2020	60	141	2.4	56	0.93
Sep 2019	59	148	2.5	54	0.92
Sep 2018	51	121	2.4	51	1.00
Sep 2017	60	118	2.0	51	0.85
Sep 2016	60	141	2.4	70	1.17
Sep 2015	58	135	2.3	55	0.95
Sep 2014	58	120	2.1	61	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 80% · Maths 72% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%49th of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	2%	105	105
2023/24	53%	9%	104	103
2022/23	65%	10%	105	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Lickey Hills Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Worcestershire

2026

3.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE First School
2.1 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place
St James Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

4.5applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Rednal Hill Junior School
2.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

49%met the SATs standard
Rednal Hill Infant School
2.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Blackwell First School
2.4 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

5.1applications per place
Holywell Primary and Nursery School
2.6 km · Worcestershire

Requires improvement2021

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Colmers Farm Primary School
2.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116773 · 885/2901
Capacity: 466 pupils · 371 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Old Birmingham Road, Lickey, Birmingham, B45 8EU
Local authority: Worcestershire · Bromsgrove

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources