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Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery

Community school · Birmingham · B45 8EU

Ages 3–11 · 371 pupils · Worcestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-09

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.6%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
346

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

43

Places offered

53

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
117
Preferred offers (top 3)
50
Applications from outside LA
17
Offers to outside-LA applicants
6

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

371 pupils · 466 places

Pupils on roll
371
Boys / girls
190 / 181
School capacity
466
Capacity fill
371 / 466 (80%)
Free school meals
9.7%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr David Dathan

Location

Address
Old Birmingham Road, Lickey
Postcode
B45 8EU
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Worcestershire
District
Bromsgrove
Constituency
Bromsgrove
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
20 on roll / 20 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Worcestershire, 371 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 9.7%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B45
16
Primary in B45
12
Open schools in Worcestershire LA
278
Primary in Worcestershire LA
178

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    Ofsted: Strong standard

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM9.8%
    • Demand1.47

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    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 5–9

    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM3.7%
    • Demand0.96

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    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS290%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.13

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    Ofsted: Good

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    • FSM42.2%

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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM38.3%
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  • Blackwell First School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 2–9

    • FSM2.1%

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  • Holywell Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM22.2%

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  • Colmers Farm Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM56.3%
    • Demand0.96

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr David Dathan
Telephone
01214451992
Website
www.lickeyhills.worcs.sch.uk

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