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Broadway First School

Primary · Community school · Broadway, WR12 7BD

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Broadway First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 Dec 2016

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 10
Pupils73
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Lee Poultney
Local authorityWorcestershire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116656.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils73
Girls30
Boys43
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.11%
First language not English6.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.110
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.33.6%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.15
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6
Average class size18.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
87.7%
Other White
8.2%
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
White and Asian
1.4%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black African
0%
Other mixed
0%
Indian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher14.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.5.9
Teachers (FTE)5
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.34
Support staff (FTE)10.48
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.19
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.35
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.18
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.18
Applications from another local authority (Reception)9

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolWorcestershireEngland
Overall absence6.5%, worse than England, worse than Worcestershire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.20.6%, worse than England, worse than Worcestershire12%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.6%, worse than England, worse than Worcestershire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate15.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions4.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Broadway First School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimarySt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryWillersey Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Broadway First School

What is Broadway First School's Ofsted rating?

Broadway First School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 13 Dec 2016.

How hard is it to get into Broadway First School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Broadway First School made 19 offers from 35 applications (1.8 per offer), and 18 of 18 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Broadway First School?

Broadway First School has 73 pupils aged 4 to 10.

What is the capacity of Broadway First School?

Broadway First School had 110 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Broadway First School?

At Broadway First School, the average class had 18.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 14.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Broadway First School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Broadway First School missed 6.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 20.6% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.