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Letter from the Assistant Director for Education,
Early Years, Inclusion and Place Planning
Dear Parent/Carer
Informaon for Parents and Carers
Worcestershire County Council’s Children’s Services have “good educaon for all” as one of its
priority values and the informaon in this booklet is intended to help you to access the full range of
educaonal provision available for your child.
Deciding which school you would like to name as your preferred school for your son or daughter is
an excing opportunity, but it can also be somewhat daunng. There is a great range and diversity of
schools oen within the same immediate locality.
The simplest and most direct way to form a view on what best suits your child is usually to contact
the Headteacher of your local school. Your local Headteacher will be delighted to provide you with
details about the school to help you make an informed choice. Many schools also have open days to
showcase the school’s facilies, so I encourage you to aend these or to arrange a visit.
We support and encourage all schools to have good safeguarding arrangements, to have an Early Help
Oer to support their students and families and to be inclusive of children with addional needs, so
look out for these in schools that you are considering, they may well be of help to you now or in the
future�
Many thousands of pupils and students each year enjoy and achieve in their educaon in
Worcestershire and have successfully moved on to further educaon and or to have employment
and fullling careers. We hope you and your child will be equally delighted with the educaonal
opportunies available to your child.
Yours sincerely
Sarah Wilkins
Assistant Director for Educaon, Early Years, Inclusion and Place Planning
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Important dates in the admissions process
If you live in Worcestershire and your child is due to start school in Recepon 2025, then you must
apply for his/her school place – the opening and closing dates for applicaons are as below�
Date Description
1 September 2024 Applicaons Open
15 January 2025 Closing Date
Spring Term 2025
Applicaons processed and informaon shared between
schools and neighbouring Local Authories
16 April 2025 School Oer Nocaon Date
Summer Term 2025 Admission appeals held by independent appeal panel
If you live in Worcestershire and your child is due to start school in Recepon 2025, then you must
apply for his/her school place – the opening and closing dates for applicaons are as above.
How do I apply?
• Apply online at School Admissions
• If you do not have access to the internet, you can get online at any one of the 21 Worcestershire
libraries. To nd your nearest library, visit Find my library�
• Library sta can support Worcestershire Library members who need assistance using computers.
For further informaon on becoming a member at Worcestershire Libraries
• Or telephone School Admissions on 01905 822700 if you need assistance.
Aer the closing date, you will need to complete a late applicaon form using our online
system. If you require any support you can contact School Admissions using email
schooladmissions@worcestershire.gov.uk or phone 01905 822700
Parents of children resident outside of Worcestershire
If you wish to apply for a place at any Worcestershire school, you must complete an applicaon provided
by your “home” LA. (The “home LA” is dened as the Local Authority relevant to the child’s home address).
The “home” LA will ensure that applicaon details are passed to Worcestershire LA for consideraon in the
allocaon of school places.
If you are not resident in Worcestershire, you should obtain admission details from your home
LA, even if your preferences include schools within Worcestershire (the contact details for all the
neighbouring LA’s can be found on the following page.
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Contact details
Worcestershire School Admissions
Address:
School Admissions
Worcestershire County Council
County Hall
Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
Website:
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/SchoolAdmissions
Email:
schooladmissions@worcestershire.gov.uk
Telephone:
01905 822700
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Contact details for Neighbouring Authorities
Parents who wish to consider schools maintained by other authories are strongly advised to contact
the local authority concerned to obtain informaon about those schools. Please note there may be
dierent admission policies in operaon.
Under the naonal, Co-ordinated Admission Arrangements, parents have to apply for School places to
their home LA. If you have any queries with regards to your home LA, details can be found at
Find Your Local Council�
Birmingham LA (DfE No. 330)
Schools Admissions and Fair Access Service
Children and Families Directorate
Birmingham City Council
PO Box 16513
Birmingham B2 2FF
Tel: 0121 303 1888
Email: [email protected]ov.uk
Dudley LA (DfE No. 332)
Children’s Services Directorate
School Admissions Service
The Council House Priory Road Dudley DY1 1HF
Tel: 0300 555 2345
Email: admissions.cs@dudley.gov.uk
Gloucestershire LA (DfE No. 916)
Co-ordinated Admissions
Educaon Planning & Infrastructure
Gloucestershire County Council
Shire Hall
Westgate Street
Gloucester GL1 2TP
Tel: 01452 425407
Email: school.admissions@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Herefordshire LA (DfE No. 884)
School Admissions
Plough Lane Oces, Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
Recepon admissions: 01432 260926 / 261574
Phase Transfer: 01432 260925
In Year Transfer: 01432 260927
Email: schooladmissions@herefordshire.gov.uk
Web: www.herefordshire.gov.uk
Shropshire LA (DfE No. 893)
School Admissions Team Correspondence Address
Shropshire Council
Shire Hall Abbey Foregate Shrewsbury SY2 6ND
Tel: 03456 789008
Email: school-admissions@shropshire.gov.uk
Solihull LA (DfE No. 334)
School Admissions Team Council House
Manor Square Solihull B91 3QB
Tel: 0121 704 6693
Email: [email protected]ov.uk
Staffordshire LA (DfE No. 860)
School Admissions and Transport Service 2
Staordshire Place
Staord ST16 2DH
Tel: 0300 111 8007
Email: admissions@staordshire.gov.uk
Warwickshire LA (DfE No. 937)
School Admissions Service,
Children, Young People and Families Directorate
Shire Hall
Warwick
CV34 4RL
Tel: 01926 414143
Email: admissions@warwickshire.gov.uk
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Applying online
It’s quick, it’s easy and it’s safe.
As a Worcestershire resident you can make your applicaon online between 1 September 2024 and
15 January 2025 using Worcestershire’s online applicaon service.
Cizen Portal - Sign in (worcestershire.gov.uk)
The benets of applying online are:
If you aren’t a Worcestershire resident, use the online service
for the Local Authority where you live.
“It’s easier
doing it
online than
it is lling
out a form
by hand”
“Very smooth
and easy
process”
•
The service is available
24
hours a day, 7 days a week
up to the closing date of
15 January 2025.
•
You will get an email to
conrm your applicaon
has been submied.
•
We will email your oer
on the
16 April 2025
- so
there is no need to wait
for a leer.
•
Alternavely, you can
log into the online service
to view your oer
�
•
It's
quick and easy
to do.
•
The
sytem is secure
and your informaon is
protected
.
99%
of applicaons for
2024 admissions
were made
online
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Important things to remember
• You must apply before 15 January 2025
• You must make an applicaon, even if you have an elder child already aending
your preferred school.
• You must make an applicaon, even if your child is aending the nursery class
aached to the school. Aendance in the nursery class does not give any priority
for admission into recepon class.
• You can name up to three schools on your applicaon. You are strongly advised to
use all three preferences to increase your chance of geng a preferred school.
• Understand the admission arrangements for each of your preferences. This will
enable you to assess what order of priority will be given for each preference.
• Be realisc about the schools you apply for. It’s recommended that you include
your catchment school as one of your three preferences. However please note
that you are not guaranteed a place at your catchment school. Check out which
is your catchment school using this link. Worcestershire County Council School
Catchment search
• Don’t put schools as a preference if you would be unhappy with the oer of a place
at that school. It would be a waste of a preference if you were oered a place at a
school that you would not be happy with your child aending.
• All on-me applicaons to a school are considered at the same me. Priority is not
given to those who put the school rst.
• The order in which you list the schools is only used if you could be oered a place
at more than one school. In this case, you would be oered whichever of those
schools was highest on your applicaon form.
• Having gained admission for one child at a school does not guarantee a younger
child will be admied. Should the school be oversubscribed at the me of
applicaon of a younger sibling, catchment area may have a higher priority on the
oversubscripon criteria.
• Having gained admission to a school of your preference, does not mean your child
will have highest priority for transfer to the related middle or high school. If the
related middle or high school is oversubscribed at the me of transfer, your child
might then have to move in a dierent direcon from other children currently
aending the same school.
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SENDIASS - Supporting Worcestershire Families
www.hwsendiass.co.uk
Do you have a child/young person
Do you have a child/young person
with a Special Educational
with a Special Educational
Need or Disability (SEND)?
Need or Disability (SEND)?
Do you think your child might have
Do you think your child might have
Special Educational Needs (SEN)?
Special Educational Needs (SEN)?
SENDIASS provides FREE, impartial & confidential information,
advice and support on all matters relating to children and
young people (0-25) who have or may have SEND
We can help you if...
You have concerns about your child's progress at their education setting
You would like to know more about the support available for children
with SEND and thier families
You would like to know more about Herefordshire's and
Worcestershire's SEND policies and procedures
You need information and guidance on the Education, Health and Care
Plan (EHCP)process
Call:
01905 768153
(24hr answerphone service available)
Email:
SENDIASS@worcestershire.gov.uk
Contact us:
Monday - Friday
8.30am - 4pm
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Worcestershire Libraries
Libraries are
a gateway for
budding entrepreneurs
to get business advice,
informaon, signposng
and support from BIPC
Worcestershire.
Libraries support
digital inclusion:
free access to public
computers, internet and
Wi-Fi, digital champion
support, free digital
skills courses and
coding clubs.
Join Worcestershire Libraries and discover the
many benets of FREE library membership!
A library card is your passport to a wealth
of library services at 21 libraries across
Worcestershire and online through
the Digital Library Hub.
Libraries support
the educaon and
aspiraons of young people:
diverse reading material,
online reference sources, study
tools, e-books, e-audio and
e-magazines and reading
challenges.
Libraries improve
skill levels and
help people into work:
volunteering and work
experience opportunies,
online study assistance for
sixth formers, adult learning
courses, employability
webinars and job
clubs.
Libraries enrich lives
and promote creavity:
Bounce and Rhyme
sessions, cra groups, author
talks, live-streamed cultural
events and an opportunity to
become Worcestershire’s
next Young Poet
Laureate.
Libraries improve
health and wellbeing
through opportunies to
engage and connect: social
connecng groups, self-
help ‘Reading Well’ book
collecons, and Study
Happy sessions.
Libraries membership is FREE!
To become a member sign up at your local library, visit:
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/libraries or call 01905 822722�
Find out
what your
local library
can do
for you!
Follow Us:
@WorcestershireLibraries
@WorcsLibraries
@WorcsLibraries
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Special Educational Needs
School Preference Guidelines for Children with an
Education Health Care Plan
Please apply online through School Admissions and ck the box which indicates whether your child
has an Educaon Health Care Plan. If your child aends a mainstream seng and you are requesng
a place in a special school or specialist provision (including a place at a Mainstream Ausm Base), then
you must also indicate a mainstream choice as well�
If your child/young person has an Educaon Health Care Plan, and they are moving from Middle to
High/Secondary School, or Primary to High/Secondary School in September 2025, your applicaon
will need to be made by the naonal closing date 31st October 2024.
If your preference is for a place in the Mainstream Ausm Base at one of the schools which oers
this provision (please see list below), please select this as appropriate and make this clear on your
applicaon.
If your child currently aends Fort Royal Special School, you will need to apply online through
School Admissions and they will pass your applicaon on to SEND Services who will process your
request.
NB If your child has an Educaon Health Care Plan and is due to move from First to Middle
School, you should also apply by 31st October 2024 for your request to be dealt with (even though
the closing date for Middle School applicaons is dierent).
School Admissions will pass your applicaon over to SEND Services who will then process your
request. An amended Educaon, Health Care Plan will be sent to you in January 2025 followed by the
nal Plan in February 2024 which will name your child’s school for September 2025.
Special School Reception Places
Children idened as possibly requiring a special school placement will need to have an Educaon,
Health and Care Needs Assessment. Dependant on when the request is made, the Assessment may
not be completed by the admissions cut-o date for Recepon places which is 15th January 2025. It
is therefore advisable that you also apply for a mainstream place and be aware you may be oered a
mainstream place before a decision has been made whether a special school place is required.
If at any me you have any queries about this please contact the SEN Helpline on 01905 845579�
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Factors you should take account of when you tell us your preferred
school
• Most children/young people with special needs go to their local mainstream seng, school or
college.
• Special schools are for the children/young people with the most severe and complex special
educaonal needs. There are very few unoccupied places in special schools, and it is important that
these are available for the children/young people with the greatest needs.
• Our home to school transport policy recognises that not all children/young people are able to
walk to their educaonal establishment. Children under 8 are expected to walk up to 2 miles, and
children 8 and over are expected to walk up to 3 miles. These are called the “statutory walking
distances”. Parents are expected to accompany their children within the statutory walking distance.
• If you select a school/seng for your child/young person that is not the nearest school/seng
of its kind to where you live, then your child/young person would not receive home to school
transport, even if they qualify on the basis of their special needs. This is because there is a closer
school/seng to where you live. It will be a parental responsibility to provide appropriate transport
to convey their child/young person to and from this seng. The Local Authority will not, at any
me, be nancially or otherwise responsible for providing transport provision.
• Some children/young people are eligible for free home to school transport if they are unable to
walk for reasons of severe mobility dicules or other severe needs that mean a child/young
person could not walk the distance, even with parental supervision.
Factors the Local Authority takes account of when considering your
preference
The law gives high priority to the school/instuon preferred by a parent. If you would like your child/
young person, however severe his or her special educaonal needs, to go to a mainstream seng,
school or college we will almost always comply with the EHCP.
The main factors we consider in making the decision, about which seng your child/young person
can aend, are:
• Whether the school/instuon you have named is able to make the provision.
• Whether the needs of your child/young person are compable with the provision of ecient
educaon for other children/young people.
• Whether there is an available place – in specialist provision, we plan ahead by funding places for
the year in advance. Special school places and specialist bases in mainstream schools are funded
for the pupils with higher level needs who need focused and specialist provision.
• Costs – if you have asked us to name a school or instuon where the costs of that place are
greater than another provision that is also suitable, then we may not be able to comply with your
preference.
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The Law says if you suggest the name of a maintained school or other instuon, we must name that
school or instuon in part I of the EHCP unless:
a� the school is unsuitable for a child’s/young person’s age, ability or aptude or for his/her special
educaonal needs; or
b. the aendance of a child/young person at the school would be incompable with the provision of
ecient educaon for the children/young people with whom he/she would be educated, or the
ecient use of resources.
If we do not name your preferred school in the EHCP, we will explain why.
If we name an Educaonal Establishment and you decide to make your own arrangements to place
your child/young person in an independent school, or to home educate him/her, we will need to be
sure that the arrangements you have made are suitable. If you do this, we will write to you to explain
what this means in more detail.
If you choose an Educaonal Establishment that is not the nearest suitable Educaonal Establishment
your child/ young person will probably not be entled to free home to school transport, so we
will want to be sure that you can arrange for your child/young person to aend your preferred
Educaonal Establishment. It will be a parental responsibility to provide appropriate transport to
convey their child/young person to and from school. The Local Authority will not, at any me, be
nancially or otherwise responsible for providing transport provision.
Specialist Placements
Most children/young people with special needs go to their local mainstream seng, school or
college. Special schools are for the children/young people with the most severe and complex special
educaonal needs. There are very few unoccupied places in special schools, and it is important that
these are available for the children/young people with the greatest needs.
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List of
Special Schools
Chadsgrove School
Ages: 2 to 19 years old
Address: Meadow Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0JL
Fort Royal School
Ages: 3 to 11 years.
Address: Wylds Lane, Worcester, WR5 1DR
Pitcheroak School
Ages: 4 to 19 years.
Address: Willow Way, Redditch, B97 6PQ
Regency High School
Ages: 11 to 19 years
Address: Windermere Road, Worcester, WR4
9JL
Rigby Hall School
Ages: 3 to 18 years
Address: Rigby Lane, Bromsgrove, B60 2EP
Riversides School
Ages: 7 to 16 years (with Social, Emoonal and
Mental Health Dicules)
Address: Thorneloe Road, Barbourne,
Worcester, WR1 3HZ
The Kingfisher School
Ages: 7 to 16 years (with Social, Emoonal and
Mental Health Dicules)
Address: Clion Close, Matchborough, Redditch,
B98 0HF
The Vale of Evesham School
Ages: 2 to 19 years
Address: Four Pools Lane, Evesham, WR11 1BN
Wyre Forest School
Ages: 3 to 19 years
Address: Habberley Road, Kidderminster, DY11
6FA
List of Schools with a
Mainstream Autism Base
Abbey Park Middle School
Pershore
Beaconside Primary School
Rubery
Chaddesley Corbett Primary School
Kidderminster
Christopher Whitehead Language College
Worcester
Dyson Perrins High School
Malvern
King Charles 1 High School
Kidderminster
Meadows First School
Bromsgrove
Parkside Middle School
Bromsgrove
North Bromsgrove High School
Bromsgrove
Oldbury Park Primary School
Worcester
Pershore High School
Pershore
Tudor Grange Academy
Redditch
Walkwood Middle School
Redditch
Waseley Hills High School
Rubery
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Nursery Provision
Local Authority Maintained Nursery Places
PLEASE BE AWARE that aendance at a parcular nursery/nursery class or foundaon class gives no
guarantee that your child will gain a place at the school where the nursery/nursery class/foundaon
class is located.
Parents/carers must apply separately for their child to go to any rst/primary school. Aendance at an
LA maintained nursery does not give entlement or greater priority for a recepon place in the school
providing the nursery provision, for the period of statutory educaon. Places in recepon classes are
allocated as per the admissions policy for the school. It is a parent’s responsibility to ensure they apply
for a school place at the relevant me.
The area served by any nursery is wider than the catchment area of the providing school and may vary
according to local circumstances.
Even if your child is successful in obtaining a place in a nursery you will sll need to apply
separately for a place in Recepon.
Funded Childcare Entitlement
Two Year Old Children
Two year old children from families in receipt of addional Government support are entled to 570
hours per year of funded childcare, based on a maximum of 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of
the year. Two year old children of working families may be entled to 1140 hours per year of funded
childcare, based on 30 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year.
3 & 4 Year Old Children
All 3 & 4 year old children are entled to 570 hours per year of early educaon, based on a maximum
of 15 hours per week over 38 weeks of the year. Some 3 & 4 year old children from working families
will be entled to up to 1140 hours per year, based on a maximum of 30 hours per week over 38
weeks of the year.
Further informaon about funded childcare, including how to apply is available at Childcare Choices�
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LA Maintained Nursery over subscription criteria
1 Addional needs includes those children whose needs are monitored by LA or external support agencies. Needs may be physical/emoonal/social or intellectual. The
decision will be taken by the LA in consultaon with the Headteacher, SENCo and early years teacher / co-ordinator.
If the demand for places exceeds those available, the following criteria will be used to allocate places:
• Children Looked Aer and Children Previously Looked Aer including those who appear to have
been in state care outside of England and have ceased to be in state care as a result of being
adopted;
• Children with addional needs
1
, with priority given to those who meet the County Council’s criteria
for statutory assessment;
• Siblings if the older sibling will sll be on the roll of the nursery class when the younger sibling
starts in the nursery class;
• Children living nearest to the nursery measured by the shortest straight-line distance.
Priority will be given to those wishing to access their full 15 or 30 hour entlement, over those
wishing to access less than 15 or 30 hours per week.
The sibling connecon, as well as brother and sister will include half-siblings, adopted children, step-
siblings or a child of the parent/carer's partner. They must also be living at the same home address.
Children who are brought together as a family by a civil partnership and who are living at the same
address, are also considered to be siblings.
To nd out about the range of funded childcare opons available for early years children, please visit:
Informaon about Funded Childcare�
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Charges and allowances
Secons 449-462 of the Educaon Act 1996 sets out the law on charging for school acvies in
schools maintained by local authories in England. Academies (including free schools, studio schools
and university technical colleges) are required through their funding agreements to comply with the
law on charging for school acvies. The Board of Governors/Academy Trust of each school are
required to publish their determined Charging and Remissions policy within the school prospectus.
Parents and carers are advised to contact the preferred school for a copy.
Guidance on charging for school acvies from the Department for Educaon is as below:
Education
School governing bodies and local authories, cannot charge for:
• an admission applicaon to any state funded school - paragraph 1.9 (n) of the ‘School Admissions
Code 2021’ rules out requests for nancial contribuons as any part of the admissions process;
• educaon provided during school hours (including the supply of any materials, books, instruments
or other equipment);
• educaon provided outside school hours if it is part of the naonal curriculum, or part of a syllabus
for a prescribed public examinaon that the pupil is being prepared for at the school, or part of
religious educaon;
• instrumental or vocal tuion, for pupils learning individually or in groups, unless the tuion is
provided at the request of the pupil’s parent;
• entry for a prescribed public examinaon, if the pupil has been prepared for it at the school; and
• examinaon re-sit(s) if the pupil is being prepared for the re-sit(s) at the school.
In general, no charge can be made for adming pupils to maintained schools. Where educaon is
provided wholly or mainly during school hours, it should be free. It is therefore not possible to levy
a compulsory charge for transport, admission costs for swimming lessons or visits to museums, etc.
during school hours.
The Local Authority or Board of Governors/Academy Trust may not charge for anything unless they
have drawn up a statement of general policy on charging. The Board of Governors/Academy Trust
policy may be more or less generous than the LA’s, as long as it meets the requirements of the law.
Voluntary Contributions
Headteachers or Board of Governors/Academy Trust may ask parents for a voluntary contribuon towards
the cost of:
• any acvity that takes place during school hours
• school equipment
• school funds generally
The contribuon must be genuinely voluntary, though, and the pupils of parents who are unable
or unwilling to contribute may not be discriminated against. Where there are not enough voluntary
contribuons to make the acvity possible, and there is no way to make up the shorall, then it must
be cancelled.
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Music Tuition
Although the law states that, in general, all educaon provided during school hours must be free,
instrumental and vocal music tuion is an excepon to that rule.
The Charges for Music Tuion (England) Regulaons 2007 set out the circumstances in which charges
can be made for tuion in playing a musical instrument, including vocal tuion. They allow charging for
tuion in larger groups than was previously the case.
Charges may now be made for vocal or instrumental tuion provided either individually, or to groups
of any size, provided that the tuion is provided at the request of the pupil’s parent. Charges may not
exceed the cost of the provision, including the cost of the sta who provide the tuion.
Optional extras
Charges may be made for some acvies that are known as ‘oponal extras’. Where an oponal extra
is being provided, a charge can be made for providing materials, books, instruments, or equipment. For
a full copy of the DfE guidance visit Charging for school acvies�
Residential Trips
Schools are permied to charge for the cost of board and lodging during residenal school trips. This
cost must not exceed the actual cost of the provision. Parents must be informed about a forthcoming
visit, it must be made clear that parents who can prove they are in receipt of any of the following
benets will be exempt from paying the cost of board and lodging:
• Income Support
• income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• support under Part VI of the Immigraon and Asylum Act 1999
• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross
income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks aer you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit - your household income must be less than £7,400 per year (aer tax and not
including any benets you receive)
(The criteria that entle families to an exempon from paying for the cost of board & lodging has been
aligned with free school meals criteria.)
Where the trip takes place wholly or mainly during school hours, children whose parents are in receipt
of a free school meal entlement will also be entled to the remission of these charges.
A similar entlement applies where the trip takes place outside school hours but is necessary as part
of the Naonal Curriculum, or forms part of the syllabus for a prescribed examinaon that the school
is preparing the pupil to sit, or the syllabus for religious educaon.
For a full copy of the DfE guidance visit Charging for school acvies�
(Informaon above correct at me of going to print but eligibility thresholds are reviewed regularly by
central government).
Free School Meals
Please visit Free School Meals for charges and allowances informaon.
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Worcestershire schools
How does the school system vary within the county?
All schools in the County are co-educaonal, and all high schools are comprehensive. However, there
are dierent types of school and there are also dierences across the County in the age groups that
the schools provide for, as explained below.
Types of School
Academies (A)
Academies are publicly funded independent schools. The governing body/academy trust have
responsibility for managing the academy and have responsibility for deciding the arrangements for
adming pupils including their own admissions criteria. Academies don’t have to follow the naonal
curriculum and can set their own term mes. They sll have to follow the same rules on admissions,
special educaonal needs and exclusions as other state schools. Academies get money direct from the
government, not the local council. They’re run by an academy trust which employs the sta. Some
academies have sponsors such as businesses, universies, other schools, faith groups or voluntary
groups. Sponsors are responsible for improving the performance of their schools.
Free Schools (FR)
Free schools are funded by the government but aren’t run by the local council. Free Schools are non-
prot making, independent, state-funded schools. They’re ‘all-ability’ schools, so can’t use academic
selecon processes like a grammar school. Free schools can set their own pay and condions for
sta, change the length of school terms and the school day and don’t have to follow the naonal
curriculum. Free schools can be set up by charies, universies, independent schools, community and
faith groups, teachers, parents and businesses. The governing body have responsibility for managing
the Free School and have responsibility for deciding the arrangements for adming pupils including
their own admissions criteria.
Community (C) and Voluntary Controlled (VC) Schools
Worcestershire Local Authority (LA) is the admission authority i.e. it has responsibility for deciding the
arrangements for adming pupils to Community (C) and Voluntary Controlled (VC) schools including
the admissions criteria.
Community schools are controlled by the local council and not inuenced by business or religious groups.
Foundation (FD) and Voluntary Aided (VA) Schools
The governing body is the admissions authority i.e. it has responsibility for deciding the arrangements
for adming pupils including their own admissions criteria. Voluntary Aided schools have to follow the
naonal curriculum, but they can choose what they teach in religious studies. Foundaon schools and
Voluntary Aided schools may have dierent admissions criteria and stang policies, although anyone
can apply for a place.
The individual school governing body is responsible for determining admission and appeal
arrangements for Academies (A), Foundaon (FD), Free (FR) and Voluntary Aided (VA) Schools. You
will nd details of the various admissions policies using this link: hps://www.worcestershire.gov.
uk/policiesandappeals. For more detailed informaon on types of school visit: hps://www.gov.uk/
types-of-school�
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Elective Home Education (EHE)
Under Secon 7 of the Educaon Act 1996 parents have a legal responsibility to provide their
child with an educaon either by regular school aendance or otherwise. Under this duty parents
can decide to take personal, including nancial, responsibility for their child’s educaon and this is
known as Elecve Home Educaon (EHE). Informaon on Elecve Home Educaon is available by
telephoning: 01905 846060 or at: hps://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/homeeducaon�
Worcestershire School Organisation
In the County there are two systems: Please refer to area informaon for details.
Three-Tier System
The three-er system consists of rst schools for pupils from 4 to 8, 9 or 10 years, middle schools for
pupils from 8, 9 or 10 years to 12 or 13 years, and high schools which provide for pupils of 12 or 13
years to 18 years.
Two-Tier System
In some other areas of Worcestershire, there is a two-er system of primary schools for pupils up to
the age of 11, with high schools for pupils over the age of 11.
There are also some dierences in the way high schools are organised. Some schools have Sixth Forms
and some do not.
How to find out about schools?
We have included key informaon about all Worcestershire schools (except independent schools) in
this book.
If you have access to the internet you can nd further informaon about schools, including each
schools latest OFSTED report, at: hps://www.get-informaon-schools.service.gov.uk�
Each school publishes its own prospectus and will have a website you can visit to nd out more
informaon.
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SECTION 1
Admissions to First/Primary Schools
Admission authories can review their arrangements annually. The informaon given in this
secon of the book applies only to admissions into Recepon in the school year 2025-2026 and
may change in future years.
Please be aware:
• It is a parent/carers responsibility to ensure that their applicaon is submied on me.
• Living in catchment, having a sibling already at a school or aendance at a parcular nursery/
nursery class or foundaon class gives no guarantee that your child will gain a place at the
catchment school or school where the sibling or nursery/nursery class/foundaon class is located.
Parents/carers must apply separately for their child to go to any rst/primary school even if they
already aend the school nursery.
• If you are in the process of moving at the me of your applicaon you must provide School
Admissions with some rm independent evidence of when you will actually begin to live there. This
evidence must be provided before the relevant closing date for applicaons. This is also applicable if
you are moving property and wish to have your applicaon considered from your new property, or
wish to make changes to on me preferences aer the closing date. See Secon 1.11 regarding late
applicaons and further details on moving property.
1.1 Parental Responsibility
The law allows any parent/carer that has parental responsibility for a child to express a preference
as to which school they would like the child to aend. Should more than one parent have parental
responsibility for a child, both parents should be in agreement over the preferences expressed prior to
the applicaon being submied.
Where more than one parent submits an applicaon for a child, or where there is a parent not in
agreement with the preferences, the Local Authority and any admission authority applied for, legally
has to comply with the preferences expressed. If this is not the same, then parents will have to seek
resoluon and if necessary legal resoluon. It may be necessary for the courts to determine which
parent can make the nal decision on schooling. Failure to ensure agreement prior to submission, may
result in a delay in any applicaon being processed.
When subming your applicaon, as part of the terms and condions, you will be required to conrm
that parents are in agreement with the preferences expressed, this will also apply if you wish to
transfer in year. If it is subsequently determined that agreement was not made prior to the applicaon
being submied, it could result in the withdrawal of the oer of a place, if it is determined that the
informaon supplied was intenonally misleading or fraudulent.
In line with GDPR legislaon, we are only able to deal with the applicant. Any request for informaon
from anyone other than the applicant, would need to be made using the Subject Access Request Form
hps://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/informaon-sharing-and-use/make-data-protecon-request�
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1.2 What is considered to be the Home Address for your child?
Each admission authority will have a way of determining home address. You must check with the
relevant school to nd out how this is dened. In the case of Community and Voluntary Controlled
schools, home is dened as the only or main permanent residenal address, at the closing date for
applicaons, where the child usually resides and which is the usual address of the parent/carer with
main responsibility for the child. Where parents/carers have shared responsibility, the child’s home
address will usually be considered to be that of the parent/carer with whom the child lives for the
majority of the school week (eg three or more days out of ve Monday to Friday during term-me).
Where care is split equally, parent/carers must provide independent supporng documentary
evidence to prove that care is equally split. In such cases the address used will be determined by
random selecon (loery). Legal and Democrac Services who are totally independent of School
Admissions will supervise this process.
Documentary evidence of home address may be required, including evidence that the child and his or
her main parent/carer will be resident at the address at the date of admission. An oer of a place may
not be made, or may be withdrawn, if acceptable proof of residence is not provided when requested.
1.3 At what age can your child start school?
The law requires all children to start full-me educaon by the beginning of the term following their
h birthday. Children who have reached their fourth birthday are entled to aend full-me in a
recepon class from the September aer their fourth birthday.
The Recepon academic year group from 1st September 2025 - 31st August 2026 is for children
who were born between 01/09/2020 - 31/08/2021�
Parents must apply for a school place as explained in 1.9 below by the closing date 15th January
2025 for admissions in the school year 1st September 2025 - 31 August 2026�
Parents are legally entled to send their child to school part-me, if they wish, unl the child reaches
compulsory school age. You will need to check with the school you would like your child to aend, to
see what their inducon arrangements are and discuss this with the Headteacher.
Under Secon 7 of the Educaon Act 1996 parents have a legal responsibility to provide their child
with an educaon either by regular school aendance or otherwise. Under this duty parents can
decide to take personal, including nancial, responsibility for their child’s educaon and this is known
as Elecve Home Educaon (EHE). Informaon on Elecve Home Educaon is made available through
the SEND Informaon, Advice and Support Service or by telephoning: 01905 768153�
1.4 Can I keep my child out of school until s/he is 5?
At the point that a parent has been oered a school place, they may request that their child’s entry to
a recepon class be deferred unl later in the same recepon academic year group, when they reach
statutory school age.
Parents cannot defer entry unl the following academic year. Parents wishing to consider a deferment
should discuss the situaon with the Headteacher at the school. Parents must apply for a school place
in the normal way at the usual me. By law children must start school at the beginning of the term
following their h birthday, statutory school age.
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1.5 Summer Born Children
Children with a date of birth in the summer term (1 April to 31 August) wishing to start school in the
September aer their h birthday would start in Year 1 and consequently miss the enre recepon year.
To apply for a place in Year 1 and not Recepon please refer to the In-Year Admissions Booklet. Please be
aware that there may not be a vacancy in Year 1 at that me.
Parents can also request that their child enter the recepon class in the September aer their h birthday,
eecvely in the year group below their chronological age group, this is known as delayed entry. The
admissions authority of the school must make the decision based on the circumstances of each case and in
the best interests of the child concerned.
In the case of a Community or Voluntary Controlled School the Local Authority will request the head
teacher of the school to reach a decision as to whether or not it is appropriate for the individual child to
delay their entry into school and be taught permanently behind their chronological age group. In order to
reach this decision, the following informaon is taken into account and the reasons for the decision clearly
set out:
• Parent’s views.
• Informaon about the child’s academic, social and emoonal development.
• The child’s medical history and the views of a medical professional where relevant.
• Whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group.
• Whether they may naturally have fallen into a lower age group if it were not for being born
prematurely.
For Community and Voluntary Controlled schools, the Local Authority is the Admission Authority and any
decision made for this type of school will apply to all Community and Voluntary Controlled schools within
the same educaonal seng.
Academy, Voluntary Aided, Foundaon and Free schools are own Admission Authority schools and can, if
required make their own decision. Please note, there is no guarantee that the decision will be honoured by
all other admission authories.
The process for delayed entry must be completed in advance of the closing date of 15th January 2025,
and in the event that it is not approved, parents will need to make an applicaon in me for the 2025
recepon intake. If the delayed entry is approved, your applicaon for 2025 will be withdrawn and you will
receive details of how to proceed with an applicaon for the following year.
It’s important to remember that even if it is agreed that your summer born child can start school in the
recepon class in the September following their h birthday, the normal admission arrangements
apply and there is no guarantee of a place. You should therefore give careful consideraon to
requesng delayed entry.
If this is something you wish to discuss further, then please contact 01905 822700. You can also nd out
more informaon at Delayed and Accelerated Protocol
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1.6 Can my child start school earlier if they turn 5 between 1st September 2025 and
31st December 2025?
The Council is not legally responsible for providing a school place for a child unl the September
following their fourth birthday. If your child is 5 between 1st September 2025 and 31st December
2025 s/he cannot therefore start school unl September 2025.
1.7 Which school can your child attend?
The law says that the Local Authority (LA) must give parents the chance to state their preference for
the school they wish their child to aend. The law does not give parents/carers an absolute right to
“choose” the school for their child. It is important to nd out the name of the catchment area school
for the home address of your child and you can do this by either vising School Admissions and
following the link to Find a School or by telephoning: 01905 822700.
You may apply for other schools (other than the catchment area school), including Academy,
Foundaon, Free or Voluntary Aided Schools. Details of the co-ordinated admissions arrangements
can be found at Determined Admission Policies 2025-2026�
Under Secon 7 of the Educaon Act 1996 parents have a legal responsibility to provide their child
with an educaon either by regular school aendance or otherwise. Under this duty parents can
decide to take personal, including nancial, responsibility for their child’s educaon and this is known
as Elecve Home Educaon (EHE). Informaon on Elecve Home Educaon is made available through
the SEND Informaon, Advice and Support Service or by telephoning: 01905 768153�
Important Considerations for you to note:
If your child is admied to a rst or primary school of your preference, your child may not have the
highest priority for transfer to the related middle school or high school.
If the related middle school or high school is oversubscribed at the me of transfer, your child might
then have to move in a dierent direcon from other children aending the same rst or primary
school.
Having gained admission to a rst or primary school of your preference does not mean that younger
siblings will automacally gain admission to the same school. Should the school be oversubscribed at
the me of applicaon of a younger sibling, catchment area children may have a higher priority on the
oversubscripon criteria.
Applicaons where a preference is expressed for a parcular school, on me, will take precedence
in relaon to the school over where, a preference is expressed for a parcular school, aer
the closing date. In both of these instances, they will have precedence over those where no
preference, for a parcular school, is expressed, even if that is your catchment school.
You should give careful consideraon to the means by which your child will travel to school.
Informaon about School Transport is available at School Transport
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1.8 How do you apply for a place at a First/Primary School
The parents of ALL pupils resident in Worcestershire, including parents whose preference is for
the catchment area school for the child’s home address, seeking a place at any rst/primary School,
including any Academy, Foundaon, Free or Voluntary Aided School, and any School outside
Worcestershire, must complete a Worcestershire online applicaon by the closing date – 15th
January 2025. If you are unable to apply online contact School Admissions on 01905 822700 for
assistance.
Worcestershire parents are invited to state three preferences. All preferences are treated as equal
inially, and the oversubscripon criteria applied to each preference. If it is possible to make a
potenal oer at more than one school, then the nal oer will be the school ranked highest on the
applicaon. (See paragraph 1.10 below).
Please be aware that dierent LAs and Academies, Foundaon, Free and Voluntary Aided Schools
may have dierent admissions criteria, and therefore it is strongly advised that you ensure that
you have understood the informaon that is available from each LA/School, before stang a
preference on an applicaon. The Admissions Criteria for Worcestershire Academy, Foundaon,
Free and Voluntary Aided Schools can be found at School Admission Policies 2025-2026�
Please make contact with the School Admissions Teams of any of the relevant LAs, if further
informaon is required. (The contact details for all the neighbouring LAs can be found in Part A).
Parents seeking a place at an Academy, Foundaon, Free or Voluntary Aided School or schools
outside Worcestershire must:
• obtain from the school a prospectus which will explain if you need to provide/complete
supplementary informaon/forms;
• complete a Worcestershire online applicaon naming your school preferences.
The parents of pupils resident outside Worcestershire, but who wish to apply for a place at any
Worcestershire school, must complete an applicaon provided by the “home” LA. (The “home” LA is
dened as the Local Authority relevant to the child’s home address). The “home” LA will ensure that
the applicaon details are passed onto Worcestershire LA for consideraon in the allocaon of school
places. If you are not resident in Worcestershire, then you should obtain admission details from your
home LA, even if your preferences include schools within Worcestershire. You can nd the contact
details for other Local Authories on page 6.
It is very important that applicaons are received no later than the date indicated in paragraph
1.9.
Late applicaons are always considered, though it may not be possible to allocate a place in the school
you prefer, if it is oversubscribed, even if the school is the catchment area school for your child’s home
address – (See paragraph 1.11 about late applicaons).
You should inform the Headteacher of the allocated school, and School Admissions if you are
withdrawing your applicaon for any reason. School Admissions and the Headteacher must be
noed immediately of any change in the child’s home address. Independent documentary evidence
will be required. Please note the deadlines for receiving this informaon are in line with the policy on
late applicaons, including late changes to on me applicaons –(see paragraph 1.11).
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1.9 When should you apply?
Places in recepon classes are allocated on the basis of applicaons received on or before the closing
date of:
15th January 2025 for admissions in the school year September 2025 to August 2026.
Parents who do not wish their children to start unl they have reached compulsory school age must
discuss their intenons with the school, and must also apply for a school place by 15th January 2025,
so that their applicaon can be considered. (See also paragraph 1.3 to 1.5 above).
From 1st September 2024 unl the closing date 15th January 2025 applicaons can be made at
School Admissions. If you do not have access to the internet please contact School Admissions on
01905 822700.
Details/preferences on an online applicaon can be amended and re-submied right up unl the
closing date, 15th January 2025. (Remember to resubmit any changes you make and keep a copy
of the email you receive to conrm the submission).
Any requests to amend details/preferences aer the closing date, must be made in wring or sent
via email to School Admissions. Any such requests will only be accepted where:
a� a family have just moved address, (Secon 4 - living in a catchment area);
b. it is agreed by School Admissions, that individual circumstances apply and the delay was reasonable
given the circumstances of the case;
In all circumstances, independent supporng documentary informaon will need to be provided.
For applicaons aer the closing date, including late changes to on me preferences, please refer
to paragraph 1.11 below.
If you are not resident in Worcestershire, then you must apply through your ‘home’ Local
Authority, even if your preferences include schools within Worcestershire.
PROOF OF APPLICATION – It is the parent/carer's responsibility to ensure a receipt is obtained
when making an applicaon.
PLEASE RETAIN ANY RECEIPT AS PROOF OF APPLICATION
Applicaons made online will receive a return receipt via email once the applicaon has been
submied. (PLEASE RETAIN AS PROOF OF SUBMISSION)
Paper applicaon forms have a detachable receipt – see form for details.
(PLEASE RETAIN AS PROOF OF SUBMISSION)
The Local Authority will not accept that an applicaon form has been submied unless you can
provide either of the above as proof. This will mean that your applicaon will be classed as late.
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1.10 How are places allocated?
School Admissions will send details to its Academy, Foundaon, Free and Voluntary Aided Schools, of
all applicaons received for that school, irrespecve of ranking, for inial consideraon, and also to
neighbouring LAs, who will then apply their own oversubscripon criteria.
School Admissions will then receive the outcome of these inial consideraons, and will compare against
lists of potenal oers at other schools nominated on the applicaon, to idenfy any pupils, who may
potenally be oered more than one place. If this is the case, then the single oer will be the higher
ranked school on the applicaon.
If no place is available at your second or third preference schools as well, or if you have not
expressed a second/third preference, the Home Local Authority will name an alternave school
with places available. This will normally be the nearest school to where you live that sll has
available places. It is therefore very important to use your three preferences to try and ensure you
do not receive an oer at a school you do not wish your child to aend.
1.11 What if you are applying or want to change your application after the closing date
– Late Applications?
To make an applicaon aer the closing date of 15th January 2025, you will need to make a late
applicaon online or you can contact us via email at schooladmissions@worcestershire.gov.uk or
by contacng 01905 822700 if you need assistance.
Between 16th January 2025 and 28th February 2025, it is likely that a number of late applicaons
(this includes all requests to amend applicaons previously submied) will be received. The Council
has agreed in its co-ordinated scheme to accept late applicaons, or changes to on me applicaons,
for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools within Worcestershire, within this me-frame, and
treat them as being on me, only in the following circumstances;
a� where a family have just moved address, (Secon 4 - living in a catchment area);
b. where it is agreed by School Admissions, that individual circumstances apply and the delay was
reasonable given the circumstances of the case;
In each case independent supporng documentary evidence will need to be submied with the
applicaon. In all other circumstances, or if the applicaon is not received unl aer 28th February
2025, late applicaons (including late changes to on me applicaons), will receive a lower
priority, and will only be considered aer the applicaons received (or deemed to be) on me.
NB. If the late applicaon is for an Academy, Foundaon, Free or Voluntary Aided School, or a
school outside Worcestershire, it will be necessary to refer to the late applicaon policy of the
school or the LA, in whose area the school is located.
All applicaons received aer 28th February 2025 for the intake year, must be submied to School
Admissions, and will be processed as soon as possible. An oer, or refusal of a school place, will be
given by School Admissions, on behalf of the relevant admission authority.
If making an applicaon aer the start of the Autumn Term (1st September 2025) please refer to In-
Year Transfer Booklet�
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1.12 Who has responsibility for the allocation of places?
For Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools, decisions are made by School Admissions. The
Headteacher of the school involved is not in a posion to oer your child a place. For Academy,
Foundaon, Free and Voluntary Aided Schools decisions are made by the governing body/trust of the
individual schools. For explanaon of school types – see Secon 8A Glossary.
1.13 When are decisions made?
Oers will be issued on 16th April 2025. They will be issued direct to parents, by School Admissions,
even if it is on behalf of the governing body of an Academy, Foundaon, Free or Voluntary Aided
School, or a school in a neighbouring LA.
In the few cases, where it may not be possible to oer a place at any of the preferences nominated on
the applicaon, a place will normally be oered at the nearest school with places sll available.
The acceptance or decline of the oer must be made by the date specied.
For pupils not resident in Worcestershire, the oer or refusal will be sent direct to parents by the
home LA, even if it is for a school in Worcestershire.
1.14 Waiting Lists
If your applicaon for your preferred school is unsuccessful, you will have the opportunity to go onto a
waing list.
You should be aware that a school waing list is an acve document. As parents request for their
children to be included on the list the posion of an individual child already on the list can change.
A waing list does not give priority based simply on the date an applicaon was added to the list,
priority is based on the oversubscripon policy of the school.
Waing lists for Academy, Foundaon, Free and Voluntary Aided Schools, are maintained by the
individual schools and parents will need to contact the school directly, to establish the waing list
procedure in place at those schools.
Waing lists for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools, are maintained by School
Admissions, and parents will automacally be added to the waing list if they are refused a place.
These waing lists will be maintained unl the 31st December 2025. If parents have not been oered
a place by that me they will need to request their child be added to any waing list maintained from
1st January 2026 onwards.
Important Informaon:
• All parents will be given a date by which they must respond to their oer of a school place, this
gives every parent the opportunity to request to go onto waing lists. If you have not already
applied for a parcular school and wish to be considered for the waing list, you MUST make an
applicaon, and if refused will be added to the waing list. Once the response date has gone past,
the waing lists will be collated and priorised in line with the published admission arrangements.
This is likely to take a number of weeks, depending on the number of requests.
• Once the waing lists are collated and priorised, School Admissions will begin the process of
reallocang any vacancies for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools. School Admissions will
also be noed by any Academy, Foundaon, Free and Voluntary Aided Schools of any vacancies
and new allocaons from waing lists, to be made on behalf of their Governors/Trusts.
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• School Admissions will contact you directly if they are able to oer a place to your child from any
waing list.
• You will only be contacted with regards to an oer and would ask that you allow School Admissions
sucient me to deal with all requests and new oers. This is likely to be 4 weeks aer the
deadline date for responses.
• Aer that stage you will be able to nd out your child’s posion on any waing list, but not before.
1.15 Can I appeal against the refusal of a place at my preferred school?
Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools (including Sixth Forms)
If the parental preference cannot be met, you may, if you wish, appeal against the decision. Appeals
by parents, seng out the grounds upon which the appeal is made, should be submied in wring
to School Admissions, by the deadline published on the Worcestershire County Council website at
Appealing an Admissions Decision. Appeals are heard by an independent appeal panel and whether
your appeal is successful is likely to depend on the merits of your case.
1.16 Key Stage One
Department for Educaon (DfE) has suggested that admission authories should make sure parents
understand the nature and severity of the restricons placed on Appeal Panels, when considering
appeals for Key Stage One class size prejudice i.e. would mean the school would have to take
qualifying measures (addional accommodaon, reorganisaon or stang) to comply with the legal
duty to limit infant classes to 30 pupils for children in Recepon, Year 1 and Year 2�
An appeal WILL BE TURNED DOWN unless 1 of the 3 clearly dened grounds set out below can be
proven:
a� the child would have been oered a place if the admission arrangements (which are published in
the “Informaon for Parents” book) had been properly implemented; or
b. The child would have been oered a place if the arrangements had not been contrary to
mandatory provisions in the School Admissions Code and the SSFA 1998; and/or
c. The decision to refuse admission was not one which a *reasonable admission authority would
have made in the circumstances of the case. *i.e. it was ‘beyond the range of responses open to
a reasonable decision maker’ or ‘a decision which is so outrageous in its deance of logic or of
accepted moral standards that no sensible person who had applied his mind to the queson could
have arrived at it’
To reiterate the Appeal Panel can only consider these three aspects of any Appeal relang to Key
Stage One class size prejudice admission. This advice has been given by the DfE to provide you with
a more realisc view of the limits imposed on the Appeal Panel, and to avoid any misconcepons you
may have concerning the appeal process. In other words your appeal will be lost unless you can prove
one of the VERY limited grounds above.
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1.17 Second Appeal
The Code of Pracce on School Admission Appeals, Secon 5 (page 23) covers the issue of second
appeals for the same school in the same school year. “Appellants do not have the right to a second
appeal for the same school for the same academic year unless, in exceponal circumstances, the
admission authority accepts a second applicaon because of a signicant and material change in
circumstances.”
Academy, Foundaon, Free and Voluntary Aided Schools
Separate appeals procedures and arrangements exist to consider decisions by Academy, Foundaon,
Free and Voluntary Aided Schools. The arrangements are published by the Governors/Trust of the
schools and should be obtained from the school directly. All admission appeals must be heard by an
independent panel, with no connecon to the school.
1.18 What happens if you are moving into a new area?
Where families with children of school age are moving into a new area, parents should at the earliest
opportunity either enquire at schools in the area or contact the Local Authority School Admissions Secon
in the area. You will be required to provide independent documentary evidence as proof of move to
support any applicaon you may make.
If your move falls outside of the normal admissions round then please refer to the In-Year
Admissions Booklet. Please be aware that in the case of In-Year Admissions, we are unable to
reserve places in the event that further applicaons may be received, this means we will not be
able to process your applicaon more than 6 weeks in advance of the date you require the place.
Please be aware that some schools may well already be full at the me of your applicaon.
1.19 How many children may be admitted to each school?
The County Council has a duty to ensure the provision of ecient educaon and the ecient use of
resources. Schools cannot be permied to become over-crowded. The number of pupils that may be
admied to a school in the relevant year group (Recepon intake in the case of First/Primary Schools)
is known as the Published Admission Number (PAN). NB Please be aware that this number is not
necessarily for other year groups in the school.
Details are given in Secon 6 of this book for the Recepon intake in 2025. (As at me of compleon
July 2024)
1.20 Keeping Key Stage 1 Class Sizes to 30 or fewer
LA’s must ensure that infant class sizes are limited to a maximum number of 30. The government has
idened certain specic excepons to that class size limit. These children will remain an ‘excepted
pupil’ for the me they are in an infant class or unl the class numbers fall back to the current infant
class size limit. The excepted children are:
a� children admied outside the normal admissions round with an Educaon Health Care Plan,
specifying a school;
b. Children Looked Aer and Children Previously Looked Aer including those who appear to have
been Looked Aer outside of England and cease to be Looked Aer following being adopted aer
admied outside the normal admissions round;
c. children admied, aer inial allocaon of places, because of a procedural error made by the
admission authority or local authority in the original applicaon process;
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d� children admied aer an independent appeals panel upholds an appeal;
e� children who move into the area outside the normal admissions round for whom there is no other
available school within reasonable distance
2
;
f� children of UK service personnel admied outside the normal admissions round;
g. children whose twin or sibling from a mulple birth is admied otherwise than as an excepted
pupil;
h. children with special educaonal needs who are normally taught in a special educaonal needs unit
aached to the school, or registered at a special school, who aend some infant classes within the
mainstream school.
1.21 Children of UK service personnel (UK Armed Forces)
The School Admissions Code species that, for families of service personnel with a conrmed
posng to their area, or crown servants returning from overseas to live in that area, admission
authories must:
a� allocate a place in advance of the family arriving in the area (as long as one is available), provided
the applicaon is accompanied by an ocial leer that declares a relocaon date. Admission
authories must not refuse to process an applicaon and must not refuse a place solely because
the family do not yet have an intended address, or do not yet live in the area.
b. use the address at which the child will live when applying their oversubscripon criteria, as long
as the parents provide some evidence of their intended address. Admission authories must use
a Unit or quartering address as the child’s home address when considering the applicaon against
their oversubscripon criteria, where a parent requests this.
c. not reserve blocks of places for these children.
d� ensure that arrangements in their area support the Government’s commitment to removing
disadvantage for service children. Arrangements must be appropriate for the area and be described
in the local authority’s composite prospectus.
In the case of Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools, the admission arrangements ensure that
the applicaon is accepted in advance and the address is accepted as if the child were resident at that
address immediately. Should any vacancy exist then that place can be allocated in advance. This is in
line with the mandatory requirements of the Code. However, where no vacancy exists the approved
admissions policy does not admit these children above the PAN. The arrangements in place are
considered appropriate for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools in Worcestershire, where
very few applicaons under these circumstances are received. In the case of an Academy, Foundaon,
Free and Voluntary Aided Schools you will need to contact the schools directly to nd out how they
deal with this type of applicaon.
2 The LA follows the DfE guidance on best pracce which states “the maximum each way length of journey for a child of primary school age might be considered to be
45 minutes: whilst a child of secondary school age might be expected to travel up to 75 minutes each way. Similarly, a child’s special educaonal needs and/or disability
might be such that it implies a shorter maximum journey me.
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1.22 Admission of Children outside of their normal age group
Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their normal age group, for example, if the child is
gied and talented or has experienced problems such as ill health, eecvely in the year group below
or above their chronological age group. In addion, the parents of a summer born child may choose
not to send that child to school unl the September following their h birthday and may request that
they are admied out of their normal age group – to Recepon rather than Year 1.
In the case of a Community or Voluntary Controlled School the Local Authority will request the head
teacher of the school to reach a decision as to whether or not it is appropriate for the individual child
to delay their entry into school and be taught permanently behind their chronological age group. In
order to reach this decision, the following informaon is taken into account and the reasons for the
decision clearly set out.
• parent’s views;
• informaon about the child’s academic, social and emoonal development;
• the child’s medical history and the views of a medical professional where relevant;
• whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group;
• and whether they may naturally have fallen into a lower age group if it were not for being born
prematurely
For Community and Voluntary Controlled schools, the Local Authority is the Admission Authority and
any decision made for this type of school will apply to all Community and Voluntary Controlled schools
within the same educaonal seng.
Academy, Voluntary Aided, Foundaon and Free schools are own Admission Authority schools and
can, if required make their own decision. Please note, there is no guarantee that the decision will be
honoured by all other admission authories.
The process for delayed entry must be completed in advance of the closing date of 15th January
2025, and in the event that it is not approved, parents will need to make an applicaon in me for the
2025 recepon intake. If the delayed entry is approved, your applicaon for 2025 will be withdrawn
and you will receive details of how to proceed with an applicaon for the following year.
It’s important to remember that even if delayed entry is agreed, the normal admission arrangements
apply and there is no guarantee of a place. You should therefore give careful consideraon to
requesng delayed entry.
If this is something you wish to discuss further then please contact 01905 822700. Further
informaon can be found in our Policy on Delayed and Accelerated Transfer
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SECTION 2
Applications on behalf of children arriving from overseas
In most cases, foreign naonal children in the UK have the right to aend schools in England. School
admission authories must not refuse to admit a child on the basis of their naonality or immigraon
status nor remove them from roll on this basis. It is the responsibility of parents to check that their
children have a right, under their visa entry condions, to study at a school.
Children aged under 18 can enter the UK, as a dependant of a foreign naonal who has seled status
in the UK, as a dependant of their parent(s) who are in the UK on a work visa or Student visa, or who
are part of a family entering or residing in the UK under the immigraon route for Brish Naonal
(Overseas) cizens and their dependants.
These dependant children are entled to enter the country and can study at a state-funded or
independent school once in the UK. Dependant children of a person on the BN(O) route must make
an applicaon, under the BN(O) immigraon route, at the same me as their parent(s). Dependant
children who do not arrive in the UK at the same me as their parents, would need to apply for a visa
separately as a dependant child.
Processing applications from parents moving to England
Parents who are not UK or Irish naonals should check they, and their children, have a right to reside
in the UK before applying for a school place in England. It is not the responsibility of the admission
authority or co-ordinated local authority to check.
A school admission authority cannot refuse to admit a child unl the school to which the parents have
applied is full (it has reached its published admission number). Parents who are moving or returning
to the UK and who apply for a place in England must therefore have their applicaons for state-
funded schools considered. Where a place is refused, admission authories must oer an appeal to an
independent appeals panel.
If an applicaon is made from another country, local authories should consider the applicaon as
adequate proof of an intenon to move or return to the area and include it within the local authority
co-ordinated process.
A local authority should not refuse an applicaon made from overseas (or from Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands), on the grounds that the applicant does not
currently live in its area.
Establishing ‘home’ address
Each admission authority will have a way of determining home address. You must check with the
relevant school to nd out how this is dened. In the case of Community and Voluntary Controlled
schools, home is dened as the only or main residenal address, at the closing date for applicaons,
where the child usually resides and which is the usual address of the parent/carer with main
responsibility for the child.
If you are in the process of moving to live in the relevant catchment area at the me of your
applicaon you need to provide School Admissions with some rm independent evidence of when
you will actually begin to live there. This evidence must be provided before the relevant closing date
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for applicaons. This is also applicable if you are moving property and wish to have your applicaon
considered from your new property.
• If your move involves the purchase of a property you will need to provide appropriate wrien
independent evidence (in the form of a leer from your solicitors) that contracts for the purchase
have been exchanged and of the actual or expected compleon date.
• If your move involves the renng of a property you will need to provide appropriate wrien
independent evidence (eg from an estate agent or solicitor) of the tenancy agreement or lease
including the start date.
• If your move involves your returning to live in a property you already own you will need to
provide appropriate wrien independent evidence of the date when you will resume living in the
property and that you intend to remain living there for the present.
• If your move involves any other circumstances you will need to provide appropriate wrien
independent evidence of the date when you begin to live there, the arrangements you will have
for living there and the length of me for which you envisage staying there.
Admission authories must consider all applicaons and should not refuse an applicaon simply
because a parent or child currently lives in another country.
Withdrawing offers of places
When an applicaon is made from an address in another country, the local authority and/or school
may ask for evidence before the school year to conrm that the child now lives in the area. If the child
does not aend school on the rst day of term, the admission authority could remove the oer and
allocate the place to a child on the waing list.
Before taking this acon, the admission authority will contact the parent(s) to give them an
opportunity to explain why there has been a delay in taking up the place and nd out when the child
might begin aending.
Paragraph 2.12 of the School Admissions Code states that: ‘An admission authority must not withdraw
an oer unless it has been oered in error, a parent has not responded within a reasonable period of
me, or it is established that the oer was obtained through a fraudulent or intenonally misleading
applicaon. Where the parent has not responded to the oer, the admission authority must give the
parent a further opportunity to respond and explain that the oer may be withdrawn if they do not.’
If the school does not receive a response even then, the Pupil Registraon Regulaons 2006 (as
amended) allow it to remove the child from the roll aer 20 school days. The local authority or
admission authority can then allocate the vacant place to a child on the waing list.
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SECTION 3
3 This includes children who were adopted under the Adopon Act 1976 (Sec 12 adopon orders) and children who were adopted under the Adopon and Children Act
2002 (Sec 46 adopon orders)
4 Child arrangements orders are dened in Sec 8 of the Children Act 1989, as amended by Sec 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Child arrangements orders
replace residence orders and any residence order in force prior to 22 April 2014 is deemed to be a child arrangements order.
5 See Secon 14A of the Children Act 1989 which denes a ‘special guardianship order’ as an order appoinng one or more individuals to be a child’s special guardian (or
special guardians).
Children Looked After and Previously Looked After Children –
Information for Parents/Carers and Social Workers
Definition
’Looked aer’ means all those currently in the care of a Local Authority or accommodated by a Local
Authority under Secon 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 and children who were previously in the care
of or accommodated by a Local Authority but immediately aer being looked aer, became subject to
an adopon
3
, a child arrangements order
4
or special guardianship order
5
and includes those children
who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of
being adopted.
By children previously in state care outside of England, we mean children who have been looked aer
outside of England by a public authority, a religious organisaon or another provider of care whose
sole purpose is to benet society. The care may have been provided in orphanages or other sengs.
Independent supporng evidence will be required to be provided with the applicaon.
When choosing schools parents/carers/Social Workers should consider the following:
• Schools should have a ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rang.
• Schools with a ‘Requires Improvement’ rang should only be applied for in exceponal
circumstances - speak to Virtual School caseworker for advice.
• Schools with an ‘Inadequate’ rang should not be applied for.
• Ensure the travel me to the school is acceptable given the needs of the child.
• Consider applying for the nearest Good or Outstanding School that can meet the needs of the
child.
Social Workers should ensure the following:
• Read the current Personal Educaon Plan (PEP) to gather informaon about the specic needs of
the child.
• Ensure the Care Order Status is up to date and ready for inclusion in the applicaon.
• Know the educaonal needs of the child including SEN status (EHCP, SEN Support).
• Know details about child/young person’s medical needs.
• Understand the ways in which each school can support the educaonal needs of the young
person.
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Prior to applying for a school place, Parents/Carers/Social Workers must have an Inial
conversaon to discuss the child/young person with the school’s Designated Teacher.
Consideraon must be given to what the school/s can oer and how they can meet the child’s/young
person’s needs. The decision regarding the most appropriate school/s for the child/young person
must be based on all gathered evidence and discussions with the Virtual School and WCF school
admissions team, in conjuncon with determining if this is the nearest Good or Outstanding School
that can meet those needs.
Social Care MUST include the Virtual School case worker and then WCF Admissions Team (if in
Worcestershire) at this stage of the admissions process in order to support the best outcome.
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How to apply – for a place in a First/Primary School
For children with an Educaon, Health & Care Plan (EHCP), a school move can only take place
following a review of the Plan at the current school and consultaon(s) with the school(s) that are
being considered. This will be led by the local authority SEND team where the child/young person
resides, not School Admissions. DO NOT follow the process set out below.
Parent/carers of ALL pupils resident in Worcestershire, including parents whose preference is
for the catchment area school for the child’s home address, seeking a place at any rst/primary
school, including any Academy, Foundaon, Free or Voluntary Aided School, and any school outside
Worcestershire, must complete a Worcestershire online applicaon by the closing date – 15th January
2025. If you are unable to apply online contact School Admissions on 01905 822700 for assistance.
• For a place at any mainstream school either in Worcestershire outside of Worcestershire, parents/
carers must apply by using the Cizen Portal which must be submied to the School Admissions
Team.
• Some Voluntary Aided, Academy, Foundaon or Free schools may require parents to ll
in a supplementary form which may request informaon that allows them to apply their
oversubscripon criteria. If schools use a supplementary form these must be consulted on and
published and are also available from the Local Authority.
• A supplementary form, where required, must be submied with the applicaon. It will not be
regarded as a valid applicaon unless the parent/carer has also completed this form.
• List the school preferences in order of preference – this order will be established through
conversaons with the school/s prior to making the applicaon. It may transpire that only one, or
two schools meet the child/young person’s needs, if this is the case only make an applicaon for
these schools – you don’t need to complete all three choices if this is not appropriate.
• Give clear reasons why the applicaon is being made for the parcular school/s. State clearly
why these schools meet the child/young person’s needs to a greater extent than other schools,
including that they are the nearest ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ school. If only one school is deemed
suitable detailed reasons will need to be given.
• Ensure all secons are completed and addion informaon provided by the Virtual School, is
included in the applicaon before subming.
School Admissions will send details to its Academy, Foundaon, Free and Voluntary Aided schools, of
all applicaons received for that school, irrespecve of ranking, for inial consideraon, and also to
neighbouring LAs, who will then apply their own oversubscripon criteria.
School Admissions will then receive the outcome of these inial consideraons, and will compare
against lists of potenal oers at other schools nominated on the applicaon, to idenfy any pupils,
who may potenally be oered more than one place. If this is the case, then the single oer will be
the higher ranked school on the applicaon.
For Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools, decisions are made by School Admissions. The
Headteacher of the school involved is not in a posion to oer your child a place. For Academy,
Foundaon, Free and Voluntary Aided Schools decisions are made by the governing body/trust of the
individual schools.
Oers will be issued direct to parents/carers on 16th April 2025. The oer will be made by School
Admissions, even if it is on behalf of the governing body of an Academy, Foundaon, Free or Voluntary
Aided School, or a school in a neighbouring LA.
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SECTION 4
Glossary
Academy (A)
Academies are publicly funded independent schools. The governing body/academy trust have
responsibility for managing the academy and have responsibility for deciding the arrangements for
adming pupils including their own admissions criteria. Academies don’t have to follow the naonal
curriculum and can set their own term mes. They sll have to follow the same rules on admissions,
special educaonal needs and exclusions as other state schools.
Academies get money direct from the government, not the local council. They’re run by an academy
trust which employs the sta. Some academies have sponsors such as businesses, universies, other
schools, faith groups or voluntary groups. Sponsors are responsible for improving the performance of
their schools.
Catchment Area School
It is the school allocated to take children for the geographical area within which your address falls. It is
likely to be the school nearest to your home address but this will not always be the case.
Community School (C)
Schools which are wholly owned and maintained by the Local Authority. The Local Authority is the
admission authority, it has responsibility for deciding arrangements for adming pupils. Community
schools are controlled by the local council and not inuenced by business or religious groups.
Comprehensive School
A school catering for pupils of all aptudes and abilies.
Compulsory School Age
A child reaches compulsory school age on the prescribed day following his/her h birthday (or on
his/her h birthday if it falls on a prescribed day). The prescribed days are 31 December, 31 March
and 31 August.
Curriculum
The curriculum consists of all of the learning opportunies provided by the school, many of which take
place in the classroom under the direct control of the teacher, supplemented by a range of acvies
outside the classroom including educaonal visits and eld studies.
Deferred Entry
There is exibility for parents who do not feel their child is ready to start school before compulsory
school age. They may defer the date their child is admied to school unl later in the school year
following their fourth birthday, providing they do not defer beyond the point at which they reach
compulsory school age, or beyond the start of the nal term of that school year.
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Delayed Entry
Children born in the summer term, are not required to start school unl a full year aer the point at
which they could rst have been admied – the point at which other children in their age range are
beginning year 1. Should the parent wish their child to be admied to recepon, rather than year one,
they may request that they are admied out of their normal age group. In any circumstance where a
parent requests their child is admied out of their normal age group, the admission authority must
make a decision on the basis of the circumstances of the case and in the best interests of the child
concerned.
Designated school
Every address in Worcestershire is within a school catchment area and that school is then normally the
designated school for that area, for school transport purposes. Please note, that even though school
catchment areas may change, the designated school is determined by the Local Authority for transport
purposes and this remains unchanged.
Distance Measurement
Each admission authority will have their own way of determining distance to school. You must check
with the relevant school to nd out how this will be done. In the case of Community and Voluntary
Controlled schools this is a straight line measurement using the GeoCode Points for each property and
the GeoCode point for the School. The Local Authority use a soware package called Arcview GIS to
determine distance. Ordnance Survey supply the co- ordinates that are used to plot an address within
this system.
Feeder Schools
Within each area a pyramid of schools exists. Feeder schools are schools which share the catchment
area to the next phase of school within the same pyramid and may be named feeder schools in some
admission arrangements. Details of each pyramid showing all the appropriate feeder schools are
displayed in Secon 5 of this book. Please note not all schools use the Feeder School connecon in
their admission arrangements. Please ensure that you check the admission policy for any Academy,
Foundaon, Free or Voluntary Aided School to ensure you are aware of any feeder school links
named in the policies.
Foundation School (FD)
Schools which are maintained by the Local Authority. The Governing Body is the employer and the
admissions authority. The schools land and buildings are either owned by the Governing Body or by a
charitable foundaon.
Free Schools (FR)
Free schools are funded by the government but aren’t run by the local council. Free Schools are non-
prot making, independent, state-funded schools. They’re ‘all-ability’ schools, so can’t use academic
selecon processes like a grammar school. Free schools can set their own pay and condions for
sta, change the length of school terms and the school day and don’t have to follow the naonal
curriculum. Free schools can be set up by charies, universies, independent schools, community and
faith groups, teachers, parents and businesses. The governing body have responsibility for managing
the Free School and have responsibility for deciding the arrangements for adming pupils including
their own admissions criteria.
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Home Address
Each admission authority will have a way of determining home address. You must check with the
relevant school to nd out how this is dened. In the case of Community and Voluntary Controlled
schools, home is dened as the only or main residenal address, at the closing date for applicaons,
where the child usually resides and which is the usual address of the parent/carer with main
responsibility for the child. Where parents/carers have shared responsibility, the child’s home address
will usually be considered to be that of the parent/carer with whom the child lives for the majority
of the school week (eg three or more days out of ve Monday to Friday during term-me). Further
informaon can be found in Secon 5 on page 38�
Independent School
Independent schools charge fees to aend instead of being funded by the government. Pupils don’t
have to follow the naonal curriculum. All private schools must be registered with the government
and are inspected regularly.
Local Authority (LA)
The local government body responsible for the organisaon and maintenance of the educaon service
in its area. In Worcestershire this responsibility is either undertaken by or commissioned by the County
Council.
Maintained Special School
A school oen referred to as a Special School. Special Schools are provided by the Local Authority
for those pupils with Special Educaonal Needs (SEN), whose needs cannot be met by mainstream
schools.
Oversubscribed
When parental requests for places in a year group in a school exceeds the number of places available.
Parental Responsibility
All mothers and most fathers have legal rights and responsibilies as a parent - known as ‘parental
responsibility’. A mother automacally has parental responsibility for her child from birth. A father
usually has parental responsibility if he is married to the child’s mother or listed on the birth cercate.
Published Admission Number (PAN)
The number of pupils to be admied to the rst year group of a school.
Reasonable Distance
The LA follows the DfE guidance on best pracce which states “the maximum each way length of
journey for a child of primary school age might be considered to be 45 minutes: whilst a child of
secondary school age might be expected to travel up to 75 minutes each way. Similarly, a child’s
special educaonal needs and/or disability might be such that it implies a shorter maximum journey
me.
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Sibling
Each admission authority will have their own denion of sibling. You must check with the relevant
school what this is. In the case of Community and Voluntary Controlled schools the denion of
a sibling, as well as brother and sister will include half-siblings, adopted children, step-siblings or a
child of the parent/carers partner. They must also be living at the same home address. Children who
are brought together as a family by a civil partnership and who are living at the same address, are
also considered to be siblings. In order to qualify for the sibling the older sibling must already be in
aendance at the me of applicaon and sll on roll at the me of admission of the younger sibling.
Voluntary Aided School (VA)
Schools which are maintained by the Local Authority, with a foundaon (generally religious) which
appoints most of the Governing Body. The Governing body is the admissions authority. These schools
have to follow the naonal curriculum, but they can choose what they teach in religious studies. They
may have dierent admissions criteria and stang policies, although anyone can apply for a place.
Voluntary Controlled School (VC)
Schools which are maintained by the Local Authority, with a foundaon (generally religious) which
appoints some – but not most – of the Governing Body. The Local Authority is the admissions
authority.
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SECTION 5
Living in a school catchment area or moving property
Home Address
Each admission authority will have a way of determining home address. You must check with the
relevant school to nd out how this is dened. In the case of Community and Voluntary Controlled
schools, home is dened as the only or main residenal address, at the closing date for applicaons,
where the child usually resides and which is the usual address of the parent/carer with main
responsibility for the child. Where parents/carers have shared responsibility, the child’s home address
will usually be considered to be that of the parent/carer with whom the child lives for the majority of
the school week (eg three or more days out of ve Monday to Friday during term-me).
Where care is split equally, parent/carers must provide supporng documentary evidence to prove
that care is equally split. In such cases the address used will be determined by random selecon
(loery). Legal and Democrac Services who are totally independent of School Admissions will
supervise this process. Documentary evidence of home address may be required, including evidence
that the child and his or her main parent/carer will be resident at the address at the date of admission.
An oer of a place may not be made, or may be withdrawn, if acceptable proof of residence is not
provided when requested.
1� In order to qualify as living within the catchment area of a given school, School Admissions will
need to be sased that you actually do live within that area or property at the relevant closing
date and at the me of admission.
2� If you are in the process of moving to live in the relevant catchment area at the me of your
applicaon you need to provide School Admissions with some rm independent evidence of when
you will actually begin to live there. This evidence must be provided before the relevant closing
date for applicaons. This is also applicable if you are moving property and wish to have your
applicaon considered from your new property. See Secon 1.11 regarding late applicaons and
late changes to on me applicaons.
• If your move into the catchment area or moving property involves the purchase of a property
you will need to provide appropriate wrien independent evidence (in the form of a leer
from your solicitors) that contracts for the purchase have been exchanged and of the actual or
expected compleon date.
• If your move into the catchment area or moving property involves the renng of a property
you will need to provide appropriate wrien independent evidence (eg from an estate agent or
solicitor) of the tenancy agreement or lease including the start date.
• If your move into the catchment area or moving property involves your returning to live in a
property you already own you will need to provide appropriate wrien independent evidence of
the date when you will resume living.
• in the property and that you intend to remain living there for the present.
• If your move into the catchment area or moving property involves any other circumstances you
will need to provide appropriate wrien independent evidence of the date when you begin to
live there, the arrangements you will have for living there and the length of me for which you
envisage staying there.
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3� Please note that unless the wrien evidence which you provide proves, to the sasfacon of
School Admissions, that you will actually have commenced living in the catchment area or the new
property by the relevant admission date for your child at the school to which you have applied,
your applicaon cannot be considered as a catchment priority within the criteria of the admissions
policy or considered based on the new property.
4� Please also note conrmaon of living within the catchment area or new property does not
guarantee a place for your child at the relevant school.
5� It is vital that you inform School Admissions of any change of your address throughout the
admission process.
Independent evidence will always be required.
Where informaon provided by the parents in support of their preference is found to be fraudulent
or intenonally misleading this could lead to the withdrawal of any place that has been allocated. If
you knowingly give false informaon in order to obtain a parcular school place you could be guilty of
an oence under the Perjury Act 1911. Due to problems in previous years it may be necessary for
School Admissions to carry out checks to conrm that informaon given in relaon to children’s
home addresses is genuine. Parents may be asked to produce documentary evidence of the
address.
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SECTION 6
Worcestershire First / Primary Schools
Key to Columns
Type: Categorisaon of school - see Secon 3 for further descripon.
A = Academy
C = Community
FR = Free
FD = Foundaon
VA = Voluntary Aided
VC = Voluntary Controlled
N.B. *At me of publicaon a number of schools are applying to become Academies and the
school status maybe subject to change.
DfE No: Department for Educaon (DfE) school number. All school numbers in Worcestershire have
the prex of 885, which is the Authority number allocated by the DfE.
PAN: Published Admission Number
The number of children which can be admied to a school in each year group. The PAN is agreed by
the governing body of the school. The gures set for the admissions year 2025/2026 are shown.
NOR: Total number of pupils on roll at the school in January 2024.
BEWDLEY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VC
3001
Bayton C.E. Primary School
Bayton, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY14 9LG
Tel: 01299 832393 oce@baytonpri.worcs.sch.uk
15 100
C
3397
Bewdley Primary School
Stourport Rd, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 1BL
Tel: 01299 403796 oce@bewdleyprimary.worcs.sch.uk
60 400
A
3010
Far Forest Lea Memorial C.E. Primary School
New Road, Far Forest, Rock, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY14 9TQ
Tel: 01299 266316 oce@farforestlea.worcs.sch.uk
20 95
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BEWDLEY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VC
3011
St. Anne’s C.E. Primary School
Wyre Hill, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 2UQ
Tel: 01299 402013 oce@stannesprimary.worcs.sch.uk
30 205
A
2037
Upper Arley C.E. Primary School
Arley, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 1XA
Tel: 01299 861260 oce@upperarleycofeschool.org
15 61
BROMSGROVE AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 4 (Ages 5 - 9)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
C
2008
Beoley First School
Beoley Lane, Beoley, Redditch, Worcs. B98 9AN
Tel: 01527 62295 oce@beoley.worcs.sch.uk
20 97
A
2022
Blackwell First School
St. Catherine’s Road, Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 1BN
Tel: 0121 445 1622 oce@blackwell.worcs.sch.uk
30 151
A
2015
Catshill First School and Nursery
Gibb Lane, Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B61 OJP
Tel: 01527 872913 oce@catshillrst.worcs.sch.uk
60 294
A
2016
Charford First School
Charford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 3NH
Tel: 01527 873778 oce@charford.worcs.sch.uk
90 419
C
2002
Crown Meadow First School
Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7TA
Tel: 0121 4454540 oce@crownmeadow.worcs.sch.uk
60 293
C
2034
Dodford First School
Fockbury Road, Dodford, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B61 9AW
Tel: 01527 831569 oce@dodford.worcs.sch.uk
15 67
C
2047
Faireld First School
Stourbridge Road, Faireld, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B61 9LZ
Tel: 01527 873081 oce@faireld.worcs.sch.uk
30 141
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BROMSGROVE AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 4 (Ages 5 - 9)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
C
2017
Finstall First School
Carnforth Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 2HS
Tel: 01527 872938 oce@nstallrst.co.uk
60 295
VC
3049
Hanbury C.E. First School
School Road, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 4BS
Tel: 01527 821298 oce@hanbury.worcs.sch.uk
30 144
C
2018
Lickey End First School
School Lane, Lickey End, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 1JG
Tel: 01527 872360 oce@lickeyendrstschool.co.uk
30 149
C
2019
Meadows First School
Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B61 OAH
Tel: 01527 872508 oce@meadows.worcs.sch.uk
60 303
C
2020
Millelds First School
Swi Close, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B61 7BS
Tel: 01527 831885 oce@millelds.worcs.sch.uk
60 284
VA
3302
St. Andrew’s C.E First School
Hewell Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8NG
Tel: 0121 445 1410 oce@st-andrewscofe.worcs.sch.uk
45 220
A
3310
St. Peter’s Catholic First School
Rock Hill, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B61 7LH
Tel: 01527 831872 oce@STP.magnicat.org.uk
60 247
C
2147
Stoke Prior First School
Ryeelds Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 4ND
Tel: 01527 832520 oce@stokeprior.worcs.sch.uk
30 148
A
2043
The Orchards School
Perryelds Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B61 8QN
Tel: 01527 872271 oce@theorchardsschool.org
60 242
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DROITWICH AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS Years Reception to Year 4 (Ages 5 - 9)
PRIMARY SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5-11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
C
2036
Chawson Community First School
Wyche Road, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 8BW
Tel: 01905 773264 oce@chawson.worcs.sch.uk
60 335
A
3316
Cutnall Green CofE Primary School
School Road, Cutnall Green, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 OPH
Tel: 01299 851256 oce-cgr@riverscofe.co.uk
30 139
VC
3057
Hindlip C.E. First School
Droitwich Road, Fernhill Heath, Worcester, WR3 8RJ
Tel: 01905 453455 oce@hindliprst.worcs.sch.uk
20 81
VA
3365
Ombersley Endowed First School
Droitwich Road, Ombersley, Worcs. WR9 0DR
Tel: 01905 620384 oce@ombersley.worcs.sch.uk
30 135
A
3317
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
St Joseph’s Close, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 0RY
Tel: 01905 773572 oce@st-josephs-droitwich.worcs.sch.uk
30 186
A
3318
St Peter’s Droitwich CofE Academy
Church Lane, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 7AN
Tel: 01905 772138 spoce@rivers.cofe.co.uk
90 439
VA
3381
Sytchampton Endowed Primary School
Sytchampton, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs. DY13 9SX
Tel: 01905 620418 oce@sytchampton.worcs.sch.uk
15 88
VC
3105
Tibberton C.E. First School
Plough Road, Tibberton, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 7NL
Tel: 01905 345284 oce@bberton.worcs.sch.uk
15 71
C
2035
Westlands First School
Farmers Way, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 9EQ
Tel: 01905 772740 oce@westlands.worcs.sch.uk
60 222
A
2187
Wychbold First and Nursery School
School Road, Wychbold, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 7PU
Tel: 01527 861421 oce-wy@riverscofe.co.uk
30 136
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EVESHAM AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 5 (Ages 5 - 10)
PRIMARY SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5-11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
C
2006
Ashton under Hill First School
Elmley Road, Ashton under Hill, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 7SW
Tel: 01386 881333 oce@ashton.worcs.sch.uk
18 92
A
2025
Badsey First School
School Lane, Badsey, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 7ES
Tel: 01386 830325 [email protected]
30 151
A
3041
Bengeworth C.E. Academy
Burford Road, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 3HB
Tel: 01386 442047 oce@bengeworth.worcs.sch.uk
90 530
VA
3306
Bredon Hancock’s Endowed C.E. First School
Church Street, Bredon, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 7LA
Tel: 01684 772254 oce@bredonhancocks.worcs.sch.uk
30 155
A
2026
Breorton Village School
New Street, Breorton, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 7JS
Tel: 01386 830418 oce@breorton.worcs.sch.uk
15 64
C
2013
Broadway First School
Lime Tree Avenue, Broadway, Worcs. WR12 7BD
Tel: 01386 852485 oce@broadway.worcs.sch.uk
20 78
VC
3018
Church Lench C.E. First School
Main Street, Church Lench, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 4UE
Tel: 01386 870297 oce@churchlench.worcs.sch.uk
15 72
VC
3020
Cleeve Prior C.E. Primary School
Main Street, Cleeve Prior, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 8LG
Tel: 01789 772276 oce@cleeveprior.worcs.sch.uk
15 21
VC
3027
Cropthorne-with-Charlton C.E. First School
Main Street, Cropthorne, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 3NB
Tel: 01386 860246 oce@cropthorne.worcs.sch.uk
15 88
VC
3038
Eckington C.E. First School
School Lane, Eckington, Worcs. WR10 3AU
Tel: 01386 750666 oce@eckingtonrst.worcs.sch.uk
20 73
VC
3040
Elmley Castle C.E. First School
Main Street, Elmley Castle, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 3HS
Tel: 01386 710279 oce@elmleycastle.worcs.sch.uk
15 89
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EVESHAM AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 5 (Ages 5 - 10)
PRIMARY SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5-11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VC
3053
Harvington C.E. First and Nursery School
Village Street, Harvington, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 8NQ
Tel: 01386 870412 oce@harvington.worcs.sch.uk
30 173
A
2078
Honeybourne Primary Academy
School Street, Honeybourne, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 7PJ
Tel: 01386 830462 oce@honeybourne.worcs.sch.uk
30 178
A
3082
Oenham C.E. First School
Mya Road, Oenham, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 8SD
Tel: 01386 442038 oce@oenham.dowmat.educaon
18 112
VC
3084
Overbury C.E. First School
Overbury, Tewkesbury, Glos. GL20 7NT
Tel: 01386 725235 oce@overbury.worcs.sch.uk
15 81
C
2118
Pebworth First School
Back Lane, Pebworth, Worcs. CV37 8XA
Tel: 01789 720726 oce@pebworthrst.worcs.sch.uk
12 18
VC
3099
Sedgeberrow C.E. First School
Main Street, Sedgeberrow, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 7UF
Tel: 01386 881391 oce@sedgeberrow.worcs.sch.uk
30 179
VC
3043
St. Andrew’s C.E. First School
Maryman’s Road, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 2QN
Tel: 01386 41351 oce@st-andrews.worcs.sch.uk
60 311
A
3309
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, (Broadway)
Leamington Road, Broadway, Worcs. WR12 7DZ
Tel: 01386 853337 smb-o[email protected]cat.org.uk
15 92
A
3322
St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, (Evesham)
High Street, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 4EJ
Tel: 01386 446748 sme-o[email protected]cat.org.uk
30 155
VC
3042
St. Richard’s C.E. First School
Four Pools Lane, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 1DU
Tel: 01386 446416 oce@st-richards.worcs.sch.uk
60 317
C
2041
Swan Lane First School
Rynal Street, Swan Lane, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 4QA
Tel: 01386 446540 oce@swanlanerstschool.worcs.sch.uk
60 309
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EVESHAM AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 5 (Ages 5 - 10)
PRIMARY SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5-11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
3072
The Liletons CE First School Academy
Farm Lane, South Lileton, Evesham, Worcs. WR11 8TL
Tel: 01386 830695 oce@theliletons.dowmat.educaon
30 129
HAGLEY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VC
3002
Belbroughton C.E. Primary & Nursery School
Bradford Lane, Belbroughton, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9
9TF
Tel: 01562 730208 oce@belbroughton.worcs.sch.uk
25 166
VC
3005
Blakedown C.E Primary School
Birmingham Road, Blakedown, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 3JN
Tel: 01562 700243 oce@blakedownprimary.worcs.sch.uk
30 200
VC
3022
Clent Parochial Primary School
Bromsgrove Road, Clent, Worcs, DY9 9QP
Tel: 01562 730668 oce@clent.worcs.sch.uk
15 108
C
2055
Hagley Primary School
Park Road, Hagley, Worcs, DY9 ONS
Tel: 01562 883280 oce@hagleyprimary.worcs.sch.uk
90 631
VC
3097
St. Kenelm’s C.E. Primary School
Romsley, Bromsgrove Road, Romsley, Nr. Halesowen, West
Midlands, B62 0LF
Tel: 01562 710214 oce@stkenelms.worcs.sch.uk
28 195
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KIDDERMINSTER AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
2014
Birchen Coppice Academy
Woodbury Road, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 7JJ
Tel: 01562 823582 oce@birchencoppiceacademy.org.uk
30 177
VA
3330
Chaddesley Corbe Endowed Primary School
Nethercro Meadow, Lower Chaddesley, Kidderminster, Worcs.
DY10 4QN
Tel: 01562 777312 oce@chaddesleycorbe.worcs.sch.uk
30 208
C
2907
Comberton Primary School
Borrington Road, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 3ED
Tel: 01562 754704 oce@comberton.worcs.sch.uk
60 369
VC
3016
Cookley Sebright Primary School
Lea Lane, Cookley, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 3TA
Tel: 01562 850397 oce@cookleyprimary.worcs.sch.uk
30 207
A
2908
Foley Park Primary School Academy & Nursery
Northumberland Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 7AW
Tel: 01562 823857 oce@foleyparkacademy.org.uk
30 205
C
2910
Franche Community Primary School
Chestnut Grove, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 5QB
Tel: 01562 751788 oce@francheprimary.worcs.sch.uk
120 741
A
2010
Heronswood Primary School
Heronswood Road, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 4EX
Tel: 01562 69750 hwoce@riverscofe.co.uk
60 404
FR
6009
*Holy Trinity School
Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, Worcs, DY10 2BY
Tel: 01562 822929 contact@holytrinity.co.uk
50 747
C
2911
Omore Primary School
Wordsworth Crescent, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 3HA
Tel: 01562 753934 oce@omore.worcs.sch.uk
45 295
A
3393
St. Ambrose Catholic Primary School
Leswell Street, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 1RP
Tel: 01562 823568 [email protected]
30 202
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KIDDERMINSTER AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VC
3021
St. Catherine’s C.E. Primary School
Marlpool Lane, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 5HP
Tel: 01562 823614 oce@stcatherines.worcs.sch.uk
60 409
A
2023
St. George’s C.E. Primary School
Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, Worcs, DY10 2BX
Tel: 01562 824206 oce@stgprimary.org
30 190
A
2024
St. John’s C.E. Primary School
Blakebrook, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 6AP
Tel: 01562 745558 oce@stjohns.worcs.sch.uk
60 271
VA
3331
St. Mary’s C.E. Primary School
Stoney Lane, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 2LX
Tel: 01562 824327 oce@stmarys.worcs.sch.uk
30 182
A
3026
St. Oswald’s C.E. Primary School
Sion Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY10 2YL
Tel: 01562 751056 oce@stoswalds.worcs.sch.uk
30 152
A
3369
Suon Park Primary School
Greateld Road, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 6PH
Tel: 01562 67742 oce@suonpark.worcs.sch.uk
30 207
A
3332
Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy & Nursery
Franche Road, Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 5TP
Tel: 01562 850268 oce@wolverleysebright.worcs.sch.uk
30 208
Notes on Admissions
* Holy Trinity School is an all-through school with children from Recepon to Year 13 (Ages 5 – 18)
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MALVERN AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
3014
Callow End C.E. Primary School
Upton Road, Callow End, Worcester, WR2 4TE
Tel: 01905 830337 oce@callowend.worcs.sch.uk
15 93
A
2105
Great Malvern Primary School
Lydes Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 2BY
Tel: 01684 574219 GMPSo[email protected]
48 329
C
3400
Grove Primary School
Pickersleigh Grove, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 2LU
Tel: 01684 572516 oce@groveprimary.worcs.sch.uk
15 130
A
2914
Leigh and Bransford Primary School
Hoopers Close, Leigh Sinton, Malvern, Worcs. WR13 5DX
Tel: 01886 832342 lbpso[email protected]
30 186
A
3353
Madreseld C.E. Primary School
40 Madreseld Village, Madreseld, Malvern, Worcs. WR13 5AA
Tel: 01684 573620 oce@madreseld.worcs.sch.uk
15 98
A
3357
Malvern Parish C.E. Primary School
Manby Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 3BB
Tel: 01684 574084 oce@malvernparish.worcs.sch.uk
30 206
VA
3359
Malvern Wells C.E. Primary School
263 Wells Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 4HF
Tel: 01684 561179 oce@malvern-wells.worcs.sch.uk
15 90
A
2033
Northleigh C.E. Primary School
St. Peter’s Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 1QS
Tel: 01684 574889 npso[email protected]
30 165
A
3089
Powick C.E. Primary School
42 Malvern Road, Powick, Worcs. WR2 4RT
Tel: 01905 830336 oce@powick.worcs.sch.uk
30 181
A
2044
Rushwick C.E. Primary School
Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Worcs. WR2 5SU
Tel: 01905 422502 oce@rushwick.worcs.sch.uk
30 160
A
2204
Somers Park Primary School
Somers Park Avenue, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 1SE
Tel: 01684 572949 [email protected]
58 540
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MALVERN AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
9909
Somers Park Primary School – Malvern Vale Site
112 Swinyard Road, Malvern, Worcs, WR14 1GU
Tel: 01684 574497 mvpoc[email protected]
30 NA
VA
3360
St. James’ C.E. Primary School
West Malvern Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 4BB
Tel: 01684 561207 oce@stjames.worcs.sch.uk
15 55
VA
3358
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Newtown Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 1PF
Tel: 01684 573016 oce@stjoesmalvern.worcs.sch.uk
30 96
A
2038
St. Mahias C.E. Primary School
Cromwell Road, Malvern Link, Worcs. WR14 1NA
Tel: 01684 574984 admin@stmahias.worcs.sch.uk
30 158
A
2153
Suckley Primary School
Church Lane, Suckley, Worcs. WR6 5DE
Tel: 01886 884283 oce@suckley.worcs.sch.uk
12 91
VC
3074
Wyche C.E. Primary School
Lower Wyche Road, Malvern, Worcs. WR14 4ET
Tel: 01684 573205 oce@wyche.worcs.sch.uk
20 127
MARTLEY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VC
3000
Abberley Parochial Primary School
Apostles Oak, Abberley, Worcs. WR6 6AA
Tel: 01299 896332 oce@abberley.worcs.sch.uk
15 110
VA
3300
Astley C.E. Primary School
School Lane, Astley, Stourport on Severn, Worcs, DY13 0RH
Tel: 01299 822002 oce@astley.worcs.sch.uk
15 93
A
3008
Broadheath C.E. Primary School
Sailor’s Bank, Lower Broadheath, Worcs. WR2 6QT
Tel: 01905 640285 oce@broadheath.worcs.sch.uk
20 149
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MARTLEY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VA
3308
Broadwas C.E. Primary School
Broadwas-on-Teme, Worcester, WR6 5NE
Tel: 01886 821347 oce@broadwas.worcs.sch.uk
15 81
C
2032
Clion-upon-Teme Primary School
Pound Lane, Clion-upon-Teme, Worcester, WR6 6DE
Tel: 01886 812258 oce@clion-upon-teme.worcs.sch.uk
15 84
A
3328
Great Witley C.E. Primary School
Worcester Road, Great Witley, Worcs. WR6 6HR
Tel: 01299 896246 gwoce@riverscofe.co.uk
30 187
VC
3048
Grimley and Holt C.E. Primary School
Grimley, Worcester, WR2 6LU
Tel: 01905 640325 oce@grimleyholt.worcs.sch.uk
12 96
VA
3329
Hallow C.E. Primary School
Main Road, Hallow, Worcester, WR2 6LD
Tel: 01905 640354 oce@hallow.worcs.sch.uk
29 161
A
3077
Martley C.E. Primary School
Martley, Worcester, WR6 6QA
Tel: 01886 888201 oce@martley-pri.worcs.sch.uk
20 135
PERSHORE AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 4 (Ages 5 - 9)
PRIMARY SCHOOLS – Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5-11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
C
2119
Abbey Park First and Nursery School
Abbey Road, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 1DF
Tel: 01386 552722 oce@abbeyparkrst.worcs.sch.uk
30 158
A
3028
Crowle C.E. First School
School Lane, Crowle, Worcs. WR7 4AT
Tel: 01905 381206 oce@crowle.dowmat.educaon
15 57
VC
3029
Deord-cum-Besford C.E. First School
Hill View, Deord, Worcs. WR8 9BH
Tel: 01386 750321 oce@deord-cum-besford.worcs.sch.uk
12 45
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PERSHORE AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 4 (Ages 5 - 9)
PRIMARY SCHOOLS – Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5-11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VA
3324
Fladbury C.E. First School*
Church Street, Fladbury, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 2QB
Tel: 01386 860301 oce@adbury.worcs.sch.uk
15 67
C
5201
Flyford Flavell Primary School
Radford Road, Flyford Flavell, Worcs. WR7 4BS
Tel: 01386 462228 oce@yfordavell.worcs.sch.uk
15 110
VC
3056
Himbleton C.E. Primary School
Neight Hill, Himbleton, Droitwich, Worcs. WR9 7LE
Tel: 01905 391231 oce@himbleton.worcs.sch.uk
14 89
VA
3368
Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary School
Priest Lane, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 1EB
Tel: 01386 552518 oce@holyredeemer.worcs.sch.uk
30 167
A
2079
Inkberrow Primary School
Main Road, Inkberrow, Worcs. WR7 4HH
Tel: 01386 792284 oce@inkberrowprimary.worcs.sch.uk
30 191
A
3081
Norton Juxta Kempsey C.E. Primary School
Wadborough Road, Lileworth, Worcester, WR5 2QJ
Tel: 01905 820420 oce@nortonprimary.worcs.sch.uk
30 189
A
2121
Orchard Primary School
Cherry Orchard, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 1ET
Tel: 01386 552515 oce@orchardprimary.org.uk
30 197
A
3088
Pinvin C.E. First School
Main Street, Pinvin, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 2ER
Tel: 01386 554196 oce@pinvinfed.co.uk
25 114
A
3208
St. Barnabas C.E. First & Middle School
Stonebow Road, Drakes Broughton, Pershore, Worcs. WR10 2AW
Tel: 01905 840366 oce@st-barnabasrstmiddle.worcs.sch.uk
30 194
VC
3108
Upton Snodsbury C.E. First School
Upton Snodsbury, Worcs. WR7 4NH
Tel: 01905 381288 oce@upsnodsrst.worcs.sch.uk
14 44
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REDDITCH AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 4
(Ages 5 - 9) Primary Schools - Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5-11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
3398
Abbeywood First School
Wood Piece Lane, Church Hill, Redditch, Worcs. B98 9LR
Tel: 01527 63007 oce@abbeywood.worcs.sch.uk
60 266
A
2039
Arrow Valley First School
Colts Lane, Winyates West, Redditch, Worcs. B98 0LH
Tel: 01527 528111 oce@arrowvalleyrstschool.co.uk
45 130
A
2127
Astwood Bank Primary School
Church Road, Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcs. B96 6EH
Tel: 01527 892681 oce@astwoodbank.worcs.sch.uk
60 409
C
2128
Batchley First School
Cherry Tree Walk, Redditch, Worcs. B97 6PD
Tel: 01527 62926 oce@batchley.worcs.sch.uk
60 266
A
2001
Crabbs Cross Academy
Evesham Road, Crabbs Cross, Redditch, Worcs. B97 5JH
Tel: 01527 543624 oce@cca.endeavourschools.org
45 211
A
3091
Feckenham C.E. Primary School
School Lane, Feckenham, Redditch, Worcs. B96 6QD
Tel: 01527 892756 oce@feckenhamrst.worcs.sch.uk
15 101
A
2131
Holyoakes Field First School
Cookridge Close, Redditch, B97 6HF
Tel: 01527 62928 oce@holyoakes.bmat.co.uk
60 290
A
2919
Matchborough First School Academy
Matchborough Way, Matchborough, Redditch, Worcs. B98 OGD
Tel: 01527 883880 oce@matchborough.worcs.sch.uk
90 332
C
2192
Moon’s Moat First School
Cleeve Close, Church Hill South, Redditch, Worcs. B98 9HR
Tel: 01527 61498 oce@moonsmoat.worcs.sch.uk
45 192
A
2920
Oak Hill First School
Wirehill Drive, Lodge Park, Redditch, Worcs. B98 7JU
Tel: 01527 528523 oce@oakhill.worcs.sch.uk
90 411
A
5200
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School
Downsell Road, Webheath, Redditch, Worcs. B97 5RR
Tel: 01527 546398 o[email protected]cat.org.uk
60 298
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REDDITCH AREA - FIRST SCHOOLS - Years Reception to Year 4
(Ages 5 - 9) Primary Schools - Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5-11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
2029
St. George’s C.E. First School
Stevenson Avenue, Redditch, Worcs. B98 8LU
Tel: 01527 62263 oce@sgf.endeavourschools.org
30 161
VC
3093
St. Luke’s C.E. First School
Plymouth Road, Southcrest, Redditch, Worcs. B97 4NU
Tel: 01527 541219 admin@stlukesrst.worcs.sch.uk
30 137
A
2030
St. Stephen's CE RSA Academy
Mabey Avenue, Redditch, Worcs. B98 8HW
Tel: 01527 63911 oce@ststephensrst.worcs.sch.uk
30 149
A
5202
St. Thomas More Catholic First School
Woodrow Centre, Studley Road, Redditch, Worcs. B98 7RY
Tel: 01527 525821 o[email protected]cat.org.uk
45 178
VA
3382
Tardebigge C.E. First School
Church Lane, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcs. B60 3AH
Tel: 01527 872886 oce@tardebigge.worcs.sch.uk
30 145
C
2136
Tenacres First School
Quibery Close, Winyates East, Redditch, Worcs. B98 0PB
Tel: 01527 528872 oce@tenacres.worcs.sch.uk
60 284
A
2134
The Vaynor First School
Tennyson Road, Redditch, Worcs. B97 5BL
Tel: 01527 543187 o[email protected]vourschools.org
90 447
A
2135
Webheath Academy Primary School
Downsell Road, Webheath, Redditch, Worcs. B97 5RJ
Tel: 01527 544820 o[email protected]esmat.org.uk
60 395
C
2137
Woodrow First School
Longdon Close, Redditch, Worcs. B98 7UZ
Tel: 01527 527619 oce@woodrow.worcs.sch.uk
60 253
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RUBERY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
C
2197
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
Hazel Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9DX
Tel: 0121 453 3801 oce@beaconside.worcs.sch.uk
30 212
A
2045
Holywell Primary and Nursery School
School Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9EY
Tel: 0121 453 7829 secretary@holywell.worcs.sch.uk
60 382
C
2901
Lickey Hills Primary School
Old Birmingham Road, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8EU
Tel: 0121 445 1992 oce@lickeyhills.worcs.sch.uk
60 376
STOURPORT AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
2027
Burlish Park Primary School
Windermere Way, Stourport on Severn, Worcs. DY13 8LA
Tel: 01299 823771 oce-bp@riverscofe.co.uk
60 393
A
3013
Hartlebury C.E. Primary School
Rectory Lane, Hartlebury, Kidderminster, Worcs. DY11 7TD
Tel: 01299 250312 oce@hartlebury.worcs.sch.uk
30 176
A
2904
Lickhill Primary School
Almond Way, Stourport on Severn, Worcs. DY13 8UA
Tel: 01299 871803 o[email protected]
30 185
A
3012
St. Bartholomew’s C.E. Primary School
Princess Way, Stourport on Severn, Worcs. DY13 0EL
Tel: 01299 823454 o[email protected]o.uk
50 204
A
3380
St. Wulstan’s Catholic Primary School
Elmeld Walk, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs. DY13 8UB
Tel: 01299 877808 [email protected]
30 149
A
2902
Stourport Primary School
Park Avenue, Stourport on Severn, Worcs, DY13 8SH
Tel: 01299 822120 oce@stourportprimary.worcs.sch.uk
45 277
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STOURPORT AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VA
3381
Sytchampton Endowed Primary School
Sytchampton, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcs. DY13 9SX
Tel: 01905 620418 oce@sytchampton.worcs.sch.uk
15 88
A
3015
Wilden All Saints C.E. Primary School
Wilden Lane, Stourport on Severn, Worcs. DY13 9LP
Tel: 01299 822638 oce@wilden.worcs.sch.uk
30 187
TENBURY AREA – PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VA
3350
Lindridge St. Lawrence’s C.E. Primary School
Lindridge, Tenbury Wells, Worcs. WR15 8JQ
Tel: 01584 881466 oce@lindridge.worcs.sch.uk
15 79
A
3104
Tenbury C.E. Primary Academy
Bromyard Road, Tenbury Wells, Worcs. WR15 8BS
Tel: 01584 810234 oce@tenbury-pri.worcs.sch.uk
30 202
UPTON UPON SEVERN AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
3017
Castlemorton C.E. Primary School
Church Road, Castlemorton, Malvern, Worcs. WR13 6BG
Tel: 01684 833282 oce@castlemorton.worcs.sch.uk
15 84
VC
3039
Elderseld Lawn C.E. Primary School
Corse Lawn, Gloucester, GL19 4LZ
Tel: 01452 780309 admin@elderseldlawn.worcs.sch.uk
15 105
A
3051
Hanley Swan, St. Gabriel’s with St. Mary’s C.E. Primary School
Hanley Swan, Worcs. WR8 0EQ
Tel: 01684 310364 oce@hanleyswanps.org.uk
15 114
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UPTON UPON SEVERN AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
2080
Kempsey Primary School
Ellsdon, Kempsey, Worcester, WR5 3NT
Tel: 01905 820262 oce@kempseyps.org.uk
60 358
VC
3085
Pendock C.E. Primary School
School Lane, Pendock, Nr. Staunton, Glos. GL19 3PW
Tel: 01531 650298 oce@pendockpri.worcs.sch.uk
8 43
VC
3107
Upton-upon-Severn C.E. Primary School
School Lane, Upton-upon-Severn, Worcs. WR8 0LD
Tel: 01684 592259 oce@uptonuponsevern.worcs.sch.uk
30 175
A
2156
Welland Primary School
Marlbank Road, Welland, Malvern, Worcs. WR13 6NE
Tel: 01684 310246 oce@wellandps.org.uk
30 139
WORCESTER CITY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
2011
Carnforth School
Carnforth Drive, Worcester, WR4 9HG
Tel: 01905 701099 oce@carnforth.org
30 166
A
2040
Cherry Orchard Primary School
Timberdine Close, Worcester, WR5 2DD
Tel: 01905 352787 oce-co@riverscofe.co.uk
90 553
VC
3019
Claines C.E. Primary School
School Bank, Claines, Worcester, WR3 7RW
Tel: 01905 451235 oce@claines.worcs.sch.uk
30 207
A
2162
Cranham Primary School
Tetbury Drive, Warndon, Worcester, WR4 9LS
Tel: 01905 452437 cranhamoce@riverscofe.co.uk
60 390
A
2167
Hollymount School
Hollymount Road, Tolladine, Worcester, WR4 9SG
Tel: 01905 23159 o[email protected]
50 356
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WORCESTER CITY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
A
2028
Honeywell Primary School
Tudor Way, Worcester, WR2 5QH
Tel: 01905 423228 hpso[email protected]
30 142
A
2918
Lyppard Grange Primary School
Ankerage Green, Worcester, WR4 0DZ
Tel: 01905 729383 oce@lyppardgrange.worcs.sch.uk
60 419
A
3401
Northwick Manor Primary School
Northwick Road, Worcester, WR3 7EA
Tel: 01905 454430 nwoce@riverscofe.co.uk
90 600
FR
2031
North Worcester Primary Academy
John Comyn Drive, Worcester, WR3 7NS
Tel: 01905 953850 northworcesterprimary@riverscofe.co.uk
60 239
A
2172
Nunnery Wood Primary School
Prestwich Avenue, Worcester, WR5 1QE
Tel: 01905 354154 oce@nunnerywoodprimary.worcs.sch.uk
60 414
A
2005
Oasis Academy Warndon
Edgeworth Close, Worcester, WR4 9PE
Tel: 01905 453530 [email protected]
90 478
A
2202
Oldbury Park Primary School
Oldbury Road, Worcester, WR2 6AA
Tel: 01905 424878 oce@oldburypark.worcs.sch.uk
60 369
A
3387
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Bransford Road, Worcester, WR2 4EN
Tel: 01905 421409 schooladmin@ourlady.worcs.sch.uk
30 183
A
2000
Perry Wood Primary & Nursery School
St. Alban’s Close, Worcester, WR5 1PP
Tel: 01905 354800 oce@perrywood.worcs.sch.uk
60 374
C
2200
Pitmaston Primary School
Malvern Road, Worcester, WR2 4ZF
Tel: 01905 423710 oce@pitmaston.worcs.sch.uk
90 628
VC
3116
Red Hill C.E. Primary School
Midhurst Close, Worcester, WR5 2HX
Tel: 01905 352524 oce@redhill.worcs.sch.uk
60 398
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WORCESTER CITY AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
VC
3114
St. Barnabas C.E. Primary School
Green Lane, Worcester, WR3 8NZ
Tel: 01905 22766 oce@st-barnabas-primary.worcs.sch.uk
60 411
A
3388
St. Clement’s C.E. Primary School
Henwick Road, Worcester, WR2 5NS
Tel: 01905 423861 oce-stc@riverscofe.co.uk
30 207
VA
3390
St. George’s Catholic Primary School
Thorneloe Walk, Worcester, WR1 3JY
Tel: 01905 25841 admin@st-georgescatholic.worcs.sch.uk
30 206
VA
3389
St. George’s CE Primary School
St George’s Lane North, Worcester, WR1 1RD
Tel: 01905 619454 admin@stgeorgesce.worcs.sch.uk
30 168
VA
3391
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
Chedworth Drive, Worcester, WR4 9PG
Tel: 01905 452772 oce@st-josephs-pri.worcs.sch.uk
60 343
A
2179
Stanley Road Primary School
Stanley Road, Worcester, WR5 1BD
Tel: 01905 355043 stanleyroad.o[email protected]
45 289
A
2173
Tudor Grange Academy Primary Perdiswell
Bilford Road, Worcester, WR3 8QA
Tel: 01905 453348 oce@perdiswell.tgacademy.org.uk
60 375
VC
3110
Whington C.E. Primary School
Whington, Worcester, WR5 2QZ
Tel: 01905 354844 oce@whington.worcs.sch.uk
30 211
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WYTHALL AREA - PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Years Reception to Year 6 (Ages 5 - 11)
Type &
DfE No.
School Name & Address
Telephone & Email Address
PAN NOR
Jan 2024
C
2188
Meadow Green Primary School*
Meadow Road, Wythall, Birmingham, B47 6EQ
Tel: 01564 823495 enquiries@meadowgreen.worcs.sch.uk
30 263
A
2915
The Coppice Primary School
Shawhurst Lane, Hollywood, Birmingham, B47 5JN
Tel: 01564 826709 oce@coppice.worcs.sch.uk
90 623
*Please note subject to approval by the Oce of the School Adjudicator
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SECTION 7
Area Pyramids indicating feeder schools and SEN Accessible Mainstream Schools
Key Notes– Color coding
Schools with reasonable access to the curriculum and supporng accommodaon, and Bathroom Management Area (BMA).
Schools where access to the curriculum and supporng accommodaon is limited. These schools do not have a BMA.
Schools where building work is on site or planned to be carried out
Schools which have challenging accessibility issues or are yet to be assessed for specic PD accessibility purposes.
Bewdley Pyramid
The Bewdley Area comprises the Town of Bewdley together with the civil parishes of:
Bayton, Bewdley, Kidderminster Foreign, Mamble, Ribbesford, Rock, Upper Arley
High Schools
The Bewdley School and Sixth Form Centre
Named Feeder
Schools
Bayton CE Primary
Bewdley Primary
Far Forest Lea Memorial CE Primary
Primary St Anne’s CE Primary
Upper Arley CE Primary
Notes
There are two catchment area High schools for children living within the Bayton and Mamble civil parishes. The Bewdley School and Sixth Form
Centre and Lacon Childe High School which is in Shropshire.
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Bromsgrove Pyramid
The Bromsgrove Area comprises the Town of Bromsgrove together with the civil parishes of:
Alvechurch, Barnt Green, Belbroughton (Part) - Dordale and Faireld, Beoley, Bourneheath, Catshill, Coon Hacke (Part) - Kendall End Road to
Coon Church Lane, Dodderhill (Part), Dodford and Graon, Finstall, Hanbury, Lickey (Part), Stoke Prior, Wythall (Part)
High Schools
North Bromsgrove High South Bromsgrove High
North Bromsgrove High
and South Bromsgrove High
Named Feeder
Schools
Catshill Middle
Parkside Middle
Aston Fields Middle
St Johns CE Middle School
Academy
Alvechurch CE Middle
Middle Schools
Alvechurch
CE Middle
Aston Fields
Middle
Catshill
Middle
Parkside
Middle
St Johns CE
Middle School
Academy
Named Feeder
Schools
Beoley First
Blackwell First
Crown Meadow
First
St Andrew's
CE First
Charford First
Finstall First
Hanbury CE First
Stoke Prior First
Catshill First and
Nursery
Faireld First
Lickey End First
Dodford First
Meadows First
The Orchards
School
No named feeder
schools
The following schools do not have any feeder school links to middle schools in Bromsgrove
Millelds First
St Peter’s Catholic First*
* St Peter's Catholic First - Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools.
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Droitwich Pyramid
The Droitwich Area comprises Droitwich Spa together with the civil parishes of:
Dodderhill (Part), Doverdale, Elmbridge, Elmley Love, Hadzor (Part), Hampton Love, HindlipHuddington (Part), Marn Hussingtree, North Claines
(Part), Oddingley (Part), Ombersley, Rushock, Salwarpe, Tibberton, Upton Warren, Westwood
High Schools
Droitwich Spa High
Named Feeder
Schools
Westacre Middle
Wion Middle
Middle Schools
Westacre Middle Witton Middle
Named Feeder
Schools
Chawson Community First
Cutnall Green CofE Primary
Ombersley Endowed First
St Peter’s Droitwich CofE Academy
Sytchampton Endowed Primary
Tibberton CE First
Westlands First
Wychbold First & Nursery
Chawson Community First
Hindlip CE First
St Peter’s Droitwich CofE Academy
Westlands First
The following schools do not have any feeder school links to middle schools
St Joseph's Catholic Primary*
* St Joseph's Catholic Primary - Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools
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Evesham Pyramid
The Evesham Area comprises the Town of Evesham together with the civil parishes of:
Abbots Morton, Aldington, Ashton under Hill, Aston Somerville, Badsey, Beckford, Bickmarsh, Birlingham (see note i below), Bredon, Bredon’s Norton, Breorten,
Bricklehampton, Broadway, Charlton, Childswickham, Church Lench, Cleeve Prior, Conderton, Cropthorne, Eckington, Elmley Castle, Harvington, Hinton on the
Green, Honeybourne, Kemerton, Netherton, Norton and Lenchwick, North and Middle Lileton, Oenham, Overbury, Pebworth, Rous Lench, Sedgeberrow,
South Lileton, Wickhamford
High Schools
Prince Henry’s High The De Montfort School
Named Feeder
Schools
Bredon Hill Academy
St Egwin’s CE Middle
Bengeworth Academy
Blackminster Middle
St Andrew’s CE First**
St Richard’s CE First
Middle Schools
Bredon Hill Academy St Egwin’s CE Middle Blackminster Middle
Named Feeder
Schools
Ashton under Hill First
Bredon Hancock’s Endowed CE First
Broadway First
Cropthorne with Charlton CE First
Eckington CE First*
Elmley Castle CE First
Overbury CE First
St Mary’s Catholic Primary Broadway
Sedgeberrow CE First
Church Lench CE First
Harvington CE First
St Andrew’s CE First**
Swan Lane First
Badsey First
Breorton Village School
Cleeve Prior CE First
Oenham CE First
Pebworth First
The Liletons School
The following schools do not have any feeder school links to middle or high schools
Honeybourne Primary
St Mary's Catholic Primary***
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* Eckington CE First has part of its catchment area feeding into Drakes Broughton St. Barnabas in the Pershore pyramid
** St. Andrew’s CE First has part of its catchment area feeding into St Egwin’s Middle and part feeding into The De Monort School
*** St Mary's Catholic Primary - Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools
i) Children resident in Birlingham are part of a shared catchment area with Eckington C.E. First in the Evesham area and Deord-cum-Besford C.E.
First in the Pershore area. This shared catchment area also applies to the Middle and High schools of Bredon Hill Academy and Prince Henry’s High in
the Evesham area and St Barnabas C.E. First and Middle, Drakes Broughton and Pershore High School.
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Hagley Pyramid
The Hagley Area comprises the civil parishes of:
Belbroughton (Part) - (excluding Dordale and Faireld), Broome , Churchill and Blakedown, Clent, Hagley, Romsley
High Schools
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form
Named Feeder
Schools
Belbroughton CE Primary & Nursery
Blakedown CE Primary
Clent Parochial Primary
Hagley Primary
St Kenelm’s CE Primary
Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools, including Hagley Catholic High School.
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Kidderminster Pyramid
The Kidderminster Area comprises the Town of Kidderminster together with the civil parishes of:
Chaddesley Corbe, Stone, Wolverley, Cookley
High Schools
Baxter Business and
Enterprise College
Holy Trinity
School
King Charles I
Wolverley CE
Secondary
Named Feeder
Schools
Birchen Coppice Primary
Foley Park Primary
Franche Community
Primary
St John’s CE Primary
Suon Park Primary
No named feeder schools
Chaddesley Corbe
Endowed Primary
Comberton Primary
Heronswood Primary
Omore Primary
St George’s CE
Primary
Cookley Sebright
Primary
St Catherine’s CE
Primary
St Mary’s CE Primary
St Oswald’s CE Primary
Wolverley Sebright
Primary
The following schools do not have any feeder school links to high schools in Kidderminster
St Ambrose Catholic Primary*
NB Holy Trinity School is a Free School in Kidderminster that does not have any feeder school links.
* St Ambrose Catholic Primary - Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools
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Malvern Pyramid
High Schools
Dyson Perrins CE High The Chase
Callow End CE Primary
Great Malvern Primary
Grove Primary
Leigh & Bransford Primary
Madreseld CE Primary
Malvern Parish CE Primary
Malvern Vale Primary
Malvern Wells CE Primary
Northleigh CE Primary
Powick CE Primary
Rushwick CE Primary
St James’ CE Primary
St Joseph's Catholic Primary
St Mahias CE Primary
Somers Park Primary
Suckley Primary
Wyche CE Primary
NB The High Schools in Malvern do not have feeder school as part of their admission arrangements.
Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools
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Martley Pyramid
The Martley area comprises of the following civil parishes:
Droitwich Abberley, Astley and Dunley, Broadheath, Broadwas, Clion on Teme, Cotheridge, Doddenham, Great Witley, Grimley, Hallow, Hillhampton,
Holt, Kenswick, Knightwick, Lile Witley, Lower Sapey, Lulsley, Martley, Pensax, Shelsley Beauchamp, Shelsley Kings, Shelsley Walsh, Shrawley,
Stanford with Orleton, Stockton on Teme, Wichenford, plus the Menith Wood locality in the civil parish of Lindridge, plus the Crown East locality in
the civil parish of Rushwick.
High Schools
The Chantry School
Named Feeder
Schools
Abberley Parochial Primary
Astley CE Primary
Broadheath CE Primary
Broadwas CE Primary
Clion upon Teme Primary
Great Witley CE Primary
Grimley & Holt CE Primary
Hallow CE Primary
Martley CE Primary
Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools
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Pershore Pyramid
The Pershore Area comprises the Town of Pershore together with the civil parishes of:
Abberton, Besford, Birlingham (see note i below), Bishampton, Bredicot, Broughton Hacke, Churchill, Cookhill (Part), Crowle, Deord, Dormston,
Drakes Broughton and Wadborough, Fladbury, Flyford Flavell, Graon Flyford, Great Comberton, Hadzor (Part), Hill and Moor, Himbleton, Huddington
(Part), Inkberrow, Kington, Lile Comberton, Naunton Beauchamp, North Piddle, Norton Juxta Kempsey, Oddington (Part), Peopleton, Pinvin, Pirton,
Spetchley, Stock and Bradley (Part), Stoulton, Strensham, Throckmorton, Upton Snodsbury, White Ladies Aston, Wick, Wyre Piddle
High Schools
Pershore High
Named Feeder
Schools
Abbey Park Middle
Flyford Flavell Primary School
Inkberrow Primary
Norton Juxta Kempsey Primary
Orchard Primary
St Barnabas CE First & Middle
St Nicholas’ CE Middle
Middle Schools
Abbey Park Middle
St Barnabas CE
First & Middle
St Nicholas’ CE Middle
Named Feeder
Schools
Abbey Park First and Nursery
Orchard Primary
Deord cum Besford CE First
Eckington CE First *
Norton Juxta Kempsey CE
Primary
Crowle CE First
Fladbury CE First
Flyford Flavell Primary
Himbleton CE Primary
Inkberrow Primary
Pinvin CE First
Upton Snodsbury CE First
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The following schools do not have any feeder school links to middle or high schools in Pershore
Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary*
Notes on Admissions
Children resident in Birlingham are part of a shared catchment area with Eckington C.E.First in the Evesham area and Deord-cum-Besford C.E.First
in the Pershore area. This shared catchment area also applies to the Middle and High schools of Bredon Hill Academy and Prince Henry’s High in the
Evesham area and St Barnabas C.E.First and Middle, Drakes Broughton and Pershore High School.
* Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary - Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools
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Redditch Pyramid
The Redditch Area comprises the Town of Redditch together with the civil parishes of:
Bentley Pauncefoot, Cookhill (Part), Feckenham, Stock and Bradley, Tutnall and Cobley
High Schools
Ridgeway
Secondary
Arrow Vale
High
Trinity High School
and Sixth Form Centre
Tudor Grange
Academy Redditch
Named Feeder
Schools
Astwood Bank Primary
Feckenham CE Primary
The Crabbs Cross
Academy
Church Hill Middle
Ipsley CE Middle
Birchensale Middle
Walkwood Church of
England Middle
Woodeld Academy
No named feeders
Middle Schools
Birchensale
Middle
Church Hill
Middle
Ipsley CE
Middle
Walkwood
Middle
Woodfield
Academy
Named Feeder
Schools
Batchley First
Holyoakes
Field First
St Luke’s CE First
St Stephen’s
CE First
Tardebigge
CE First
Abbeywood First
Moon’s Moat
First
Matchborough
First Academy
Arrow Valley First
Tenacres First
No named feeders
Oak Hill First
St George’s
CE First
Woodrow First
The following schools do not have any feeder school links to middle or high schools
The Vaynor First
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* Woodrow First - the catchment area for Woodrow First school is within the designated catchment area for Tudor Grange Academy Redditch at
high school age. Parents should be aware there is no catchment area priority to Trinity High School from within the Woodrow First catchment area.
** Webheath Academy Primary – the catchment area for Webheath Academy Primary School is within the designated shared catchment area for
Trinity High and Tudor Grange Academy Redditch.
*** Walkwood Church of England Middle School does not have feeder school as part of its admission arrangements.
Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools including St Bede's Catholic Middle School.
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Rubery Pyramid
The Rubery Area comprises Rubery (that part falling within the administrave county of Worcester) together with the civil parishes of:
Coon Hacke (Part), Frankley (Part), Lickey (Part)
High Schools
Waseley Hills High School & Sixth Form Centre
Named Feeder
Schools
Beaconside Primary and Nursery
Holywell Primary and Nursery
Lickey Hills Primary
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Stourport Pyramid
The Stourport Area comprises the Town of Stourport together with the civil parish of:
Hartlebury
High Schools
The Stourport High School & Sixth Form Centre
Named Feeder
Schools
No named feeders
The following schools do not have any feeder school links to middle or high schools
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary**
St Bartholomew’s CE
Stourport
Burlish Park
Wilden All Saints CE
Hartlebury CE
Lickhill
* Pupils at Sytchampton Endowed Primary School can choose to transfer to a Middle school for year 5 in Droitwich or remain at the school,
transfering to a High school for year 7 in Stourport or elsewhere.
** St Wulstan's Catholic Primary - Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools
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Tenbury Pyramid
The Tenbury Area comprises of the Parish of Tenbury together with the civil parishes of:
Bockleton, Eastham, Hanley, Knighton on Teme, Kyre, Lindridge*, Rochford, Stoke Bliss
High Schools
Tenbury High Ormiston Academy
Named Feeder
Schools
Lindridge, St Lawrence’s CE Primary
Tenbury CE Academy
*Pupils in the Menith Wood locality in the civil parish of Lindridge aend schools in the Martley area
Sixth Form Educaon for Tenbury pupils is provided in Ludlow, Shropshire
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Upton Pyramid
The Upton upon Severn area comprises of the Town of Upton upon Severn together with the civil parishes of:
Berrow, Birtsmorton, Bushley, Castlemorton, Croome D’Abitot, Earl’s Croome, Elderseld, Hanley Castle, Hill Croome, Holdfast, Kempsey, Longdon,
Pendock, Pendock (Det.), Queenhill, Ripple, Severn Stoke, Welland
High Schools
Hanley Castle High
Named Feeder
Schools
Castlemorton CE Primary
Elderseld Lawn CE Primary
Hanley Swan St Gabriel's with St Mary's CE Primary
Kempsey Primary
Pendock CE Primary
Upton upon Severn CE Primary
Welland Primary
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Worcester Pyramid
The Worcester City Area comprises the City of Worcester together with the civil parishes of:
North Claines as it extends beyond the city boundary, except that in part of the parish to the east of the railway line and north of the A449 road; the
excepted part is contributory to the Droitwich area. Whington is also included within the Worcester City area.
High Schools
Bishop Perowne
CE College*
Christopher
Whitehead
Language College
Nunnery Wood High
Tudor Grange
Academy Worcester
Named Feeder
Schools
No named
feeder schools
Hallow CE Primary
Honeywell Primary
Oldbury Park Primary
Pitmaston Primary
Rushwick Primary
St Clement’s CE Primary
Our Lady Queen of
Peace Catholic Primary
Cherry Orchard Primary
Lyppard Grange Primary
Nunnery Wood Primary
Perry Wood Primary &
Nursery
Red Hill CE Primary
Stanley Road Primary
Whington CE Primary
Tudor Grange
Academy Primary
Perdiswell
The following schools do not have any feeder school links to high schools
Carnforth Primary Claines CE Primary Cranham Primary Hollymount School
Northwick Manor Primary North Worcester Primary Academy Oasis Academy Warndon
St Barnabas CE Primary St George's CE Primary St George's Catholic* St Joseph's Catholic*
* St George's Catholic Primary & St Joseph's Catholic Primary - Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools.
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Wythall Pyramid
The Wythall Area comprises the civil parish of Wythall.
High Schools
Woodrush High School
Named Feeder
Schools
Meadow Green Primary
The Coppice Primary
Notes on Admissions
Please refer to end of Secon for pyramid arrangements relang to Catholic Schools
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Catholic Arrangements
High Schools
Blessed Edward Oldcorne
Catholic College*
Hagley Catholic
High**
Redditch St
Augustine’s Catholic High
Named Feeder
Schools
Broadway St Mary’s Catholic Primary
Droitwich St Joseph’s Catholic Primary
Evesham St Mary’s Catholic Primary
Malvern St Joseph’s Catholic Primary
Pershore Holy Redeemer Catholic Primary
Worcester Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic
Worcester St George’s Catholic Primary
Worcester St Joseph’s Catholic Primary
Kidderminster St Ambrose
Catholic Primary
Stourport St Wulstan’s
Catholic Primary
Redditch, St. Bede’s
Catholic Middle
Walkwood Church of
England Middle School
Middle Schools
Redditch, St. Bede’s Catholic Middle
Named Feeder
Schools
Bromsgrove St Peter’s Catholic First
Redditch Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First
Redditch St Thomas More Catholic First
NB The admission criteria of feeder school arrangements does not apply to the schools covered by catholic arrangements as these schools determine
their own admissions policy.
St. Peter’s Catholic First School is situated in the South Bromsgrove area. The school is ocially part of the Redditch Catholic pyramid but it does
admit sizeable numbers of non-Catholic children who subsequently move on to the schools in the South Bromsgrove Pyramid.
* Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College also name a number of Church of England Schools as feeder schools.
** Hagley Catholic High also has feeder schools which are outside of the county of Worcestershire.
Please see the full admission arrangements for further details.
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Useful links
Early Help
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/earlyhelpfamilysupport
School Transport
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/schooltransport
School Term and Holiday dates
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/termdates
Find a School
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/schoolsearch
Free School Meals
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals
Admission Policies 2025-26 - First and Primary Schools
www.worcestershire.gov.uk/council-services/childrens-services/schools-educaon-and-learning/
apply-school-place/school-admissions-policies/admissions-policies-2025-2026
