St Luke's CofE First School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Worcestershire
Plymouth Road North, Redditch, B97 4NU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 02/07/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
9.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
138
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
150 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
28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer
29
Places offered
51
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 28 | 28 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 51 | 29 | 57% |
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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sally Baker
- Address
- Plymouth Road North, Southcrest, Redditch, B97 4NU
- Phone
- 01527541219
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Central · Redditch
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150742
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
138 pupils · 150 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
02 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 111 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
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.