Matchborough First School Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire
Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.5%
22.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
335
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
310 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
62 of 62 families who put it first got an offer
62
Places offered
98
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 62 | 62 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 22 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 98 | 62 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Worcestershire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lynn Briers
- Address
- Matchborough Way, Matchborough East, Redditch, B98 0GD
- Phone
- 01527883880
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Matchborough & Woodrow · Redditch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140309
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 21% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST
335 pupils · 310 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
06 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 278 pupils
Attendance
92.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Worcestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.