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Oak Hill First School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Worcestershire

Wirehill Drive, Redditch, B98 7JU

Website 01527528523

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.9%

15.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

440

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

450 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

62 of 62 families who put it first got an offer

69

Places offered

96

Total applications

1.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference6262● 100%
2nd preference233● 13%
3rd preference110● 0%
Total966568%

1st preference success by year

100%
2024
100%
2025

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
Sarah Allen-Fletcher
Address
Wirehill Drive, Lodge Park, Redditch, B98 7JU
Phone
01527528523
Local authority
Worcestershire
Ward / constituency
Greenlands & Lakeside · Redditch
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
150403

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals23%——
English as additional language24%——
SEN support19%——
52% boys (228)48% girls (212)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST

440 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 337 pupils

Attendance

93.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

15.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

19%
23/24
15%
24/25

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.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.