Academy converter · Worcestershire

Astwood Bank Primary School

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140258URN

Church Road, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Worcestershire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Worcestershire

137 applications for 57 places · 26th of 145 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Worcestershire median (1.9) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

137 applications · 57 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 2.4; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2015 2.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2014 2.8; Worcestershire median median 1.8

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

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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	57	137	2.4	74	1.30
Sep 2025	58	114	2.0	71	1.22
Sep 2024	60	115	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2023	60	123	2.1	62	1.03
Sep 2022	60	123	2.1	73	1.22
Sep 2021	60	113	1.9	67	1.12
Sep 2020	60	155	2.6	84	1.40
Sep 2019	57	124	2.2	50	0.88
Sep 2018	59	115	2.0	58	0.98
Sep 2017	60	121	2.0	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	155	2.6	69	1.15
Sep 2015	59	157	2.7	87	1.47
Sep 2014	60	168	2.8	85	1.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 87% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%39th of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Worcestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	2%	106	106
2023/24	70%	14%	106	105
2022/23	52%	4%	104	104

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

Astwood Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Crabbs Cross Academy
1.9 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place
Woodrow First School
2.7 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.5applications per place
The Vaynor First School
2.9 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.9 km · Warwickshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic First School
3.0 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place
Studley St Mary's CofE Academy
3.0 km · Warwickshire

Good2023

46%met the SATs standard
Feckenham CofE Primary School
3.0 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

3.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Studley Infants' School
3.1 km · Warwickshire

2026

1.8applications per place

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140258 · 885/2127
Trust: Shires Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 7.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2013
Replaced: Astwood Bank First School (URN 116720)
Address: Church Road, Astwood Bank, Redditch, B96 6EH
Local authority: Worcestershire · Redditch

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