Tardebigge CofE First School
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Tardebigge CofE First School is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in Bromsgrove for boys and girls aged 5 to 9. It has 138 pupils and room for 150. About 5 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 58 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 34% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2022.
Church Lane, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, B60 3AH01527 872886tardebigge.worcs.sch.ukMr Joe Hartshorn headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 19 January 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have fallen by 5% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
The last child to get a place lived 1.6 miles away in 2026, 1.9 miles away in 2022, 1.3 miles away in 2021. Those cut-offs are for children living outside the catchment area; every child inside it got a place. Brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups are placed first. Type in your postcode to see how far away you are.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child in the catchment area who applied got a place. Outside the catchment, the last place went to a child living 1.6 miles away.
| Entry | Places | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 30 | 1.6 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2025 Primary | 30 | – all offered | LA |
| 2024 Primary | 30 | – all offered | LA |
| 2023 Primary | 30 | – all offered | LA |
| 2022 Primary | 30 | 1.9 miles (catchment area) | LA |
| 2021 Primary | 30 | 1.3 miles (distance, outside the catchment area) | LA |
| 2020 Primary | 30 | 2.6 miles (catchment area) | LA |
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
What a home within 1.6 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 27.7 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 27.5 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (16), language and communications needs (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Physical disability (1), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 138 | 144 | 145 | 145 | 151 | 149 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 5% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 2.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.4% | 8.6% | 8.5% | 16.5% | 0.8% | 7.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Fields Middle School | Council | 1.7 miles | 598 | No overall grade 2024 | 91 | Compare |
| Finstall First School | Council | 1.9 miles | 296 | No overall grade 2025 | 94 | Compare |
| Batchley First and Nursery School | Council | 2.1 miles | 233 | Report card 2026 | 7 | Compare |
| Blackwell First School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 187 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 297 | Good 2023 | 65 | Compare |
| Charford First School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 498 | Good 2023 | 34 | Compare |
| Webheath Academy Primary School | Academy | 2.3 miles | 446 | No overall grade 2025 | 33 | Compare |
| Birchensale Middle School | Academy | 2.5 miles | 522 | No overall grade 2025 | 52 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Tardebigge CofE First School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 58 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 58% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 29 to 81. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 16% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | in line | +0.02 | Ofsted grade, 4.6 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.10 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.16 | 2024/25; 117 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Tardebigge CofE First School a good school?
It is about average. Tardebigge CofE First School scores 58 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 34% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 29 to 81, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Tardebigge CofE First School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tardebigge CofE First School good at its last full inspection on 19 January 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Tardebigge CofE First School have?
138 pupils aged 5 to 9 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 150 places, so it is 92% full.
Is Tardebigge CofE First School oversubscribed, and how far away can you live?
Yes. For September 2026 the last place went to a child living 1.6 miles away. Children in care, brothers and sisters of current pupils and other priority groups come before distance, so the cut-off moves every year.
What is attendance like at Tardebigge CofE First School?
Pupils were in school 95.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Tardebigge CofE First School?
The average class had 27.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Church Lane, Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, B60 3AH
- Telephone
- 01527 872886
- Website
- www.tardebigge.worcs.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Joe Hartshorn
- Type of school
- Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 5-9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of Worcester
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Tardebigge
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116917 · LAESTAB 8853382 · UKPRN 10080122
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Worcestershire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.