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Finstall First School

Primary · Community school · Bromsgrove, B60 2HS

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Finstall First School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 3 Jun 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 9
Pupils296
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Matthew Mason
Local authorityWorcestershire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116660.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils296
Girls143
Boys153
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.2%
First language not English3%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.296
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.19
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size29.6

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
79.1%
White and Asian
6.4%
Indian
3.7%
Other White
3%
Other mixed
2.7%
Chinese
1.7%
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
Pakistani
0.7%
Other Asian
0.7%
Other ethnic group
0.3%

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 teacher23.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.6
Teachers (FTE)12.71
Teaching assistants (FTE)10.47
Support staff (FTE)14.79
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2512
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2510.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.5

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.55
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.113
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.48
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.48
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

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 absence2.9%, better than England, better than Worcestershire5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.2.1%, better than England, better than Worcestershire12%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better 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 rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

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

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Finstall First School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miMiddle deemed secondaryAston Fields Middle SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.5 miSecondaryNorth Bromsgrove High SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miNot applicableBromsgrove SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.7 miMiddle deemed secondaryParkside Middle SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miSecondarySouth Bromsgrove HighAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miMiddle deemed secondarySt John's Church of England Middle School AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryMeadows First SchoolAcademy converter
Unrated
0.8 miPrimaryCharford First SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miPrimarySt Peter's Catholic First SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miPrimaryMillfields First SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Finstall First School

What is Finstall First School's Ofsted rating?

Finstall First School is rated Good, last inspected on 3 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Finstall First School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Finstall First School made 55 offers from 113 applications (2.1 per offer), and 48 of 48 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Finstall First School?

Finstall First School has 296 pupils aged 5 to 9.

What is the capacity of Finstall First School?

Finstall First School had 296 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Finstall First School?

At Finstall First School, the average class had 29.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Finstall First School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Finstall First School missed 2.9% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 2.1% 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.