SCHOOL PROFILE

St Luke's CofE First School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150742
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 150 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

2 July 2024
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust SHIRES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 138 138 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 67 48.6% of pupils
Male pupils 71 51.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.0%
3.8 pts below England
School 21.0%
Redditch 24.2%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

54.3%
34.0 pts above England
School 54.3%
Redditch 18.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Redditch 0.1%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
31.9%
44
Pakistani
31.2%
43
Any other White background
18.1%
25
Unclassified
4.3%
6
African
3.6%
5
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 27.5% 38 of 138 pupils
6.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.5%
Redditch 24.3%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.8% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts above
EHC plans 8.7% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.35%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.87 pts lower than England
School 4.35%
Redditch 7.63%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.91%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.91 pts lower than England
School 9.91%
Redditch 17.92%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Redditch 3.37%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

92.0% 3.8 pts above England
St Luke's CofE First School
92.0%
Redditch
87.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information