Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 24 February 2026
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
90%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
84%
of parents have a positive overall view of the school
98 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 29% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
92% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
96% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
90% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
33% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
58% agreeOfsted inspected Crown Meadow First School & Nursery on 24 February 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Expected standard for personal development and wellbeing and for attendance and behaviour; Needs attention for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance and for early years.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.
No. Distance only counts when Crown Meadow First School & Nursery has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Worcestershire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Crown Meadow First School & Nursery had 339 pupils aged 2 to 9 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 300. It is a mixed school.
Voluntary aided school
1.3 miles away
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2.3 miles away
Foundation school
2.4 miles away
Community school
2.6 miles away
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2.7 miles away