Matchborough First School Academy

State-Funded School

matchborough-first-school-academy-worcestershire-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

WorcestershireLocal Authority

RedditchConstituency

B98 0GDPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Matchborough First School Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–9, located in Worcestershire, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 335 pupils. Matchborough First School Academy is part of CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

335

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 9
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 335
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: CENTRAL REGION SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Apr 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
22 Nov 2021	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
16 Feb 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.