Matchborough First School Academy
Matchborough Way, Redditch, B98 0GD
335 pupils · 108% of 310 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Free school meals
- 28.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 March 2024, published 21 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 50 | 47 | 84 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 62 | 62 | 98 | 62 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 50 | 50 | 79 | 50 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 57 | 55 | 82 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 53 | 49 | 94 | 53 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 54 | 90 | 57 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 83 | 69 | 114 | 80 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 51 | 104 | 55 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Tenacres First School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Arrow Valley First School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Mappleborough Green CofE Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Thomas More Catholic First School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Woodrow First School 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Moons Moat First School 2.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.