The Vaynor First School

How places are decided at The Vaynor First School

The Vaynor First School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge The Vaynor First School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged The Vaynor First School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in June 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend The Vaynor First School?

The Vaynor First School has 425 pupils on roll.

What ages does The Vaynor First School take?

The Vaynor First School admits pupils aged 4 to 9.

Where is The Vaynor First School located?

The Vaynor First School is located in Redditch, B97 5BL, Worcestershire.

How do I apply to The Vaynor First School?

The Vaynor First School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into The Vaynor First School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at The Vaynor First School was 2.173 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at The Vaynor First School?

When The Vaynor First School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — A "looked after child" has the same meaning as in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989, and means any child who is (a) in the care of the local authority or (b) being provided with accommodation by them in the exercise of their social services functions (eg children with foster parents) at the time of making the application to the school. A "previously looked after child" is a child who immediately moved on from that status after becoming subject to an adoption, child arrangement order or special guardianship order and includes those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state case as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings on roll at time of application — Children with a sibling on roll at the time of application - the sibling must be attending the school at the time of entry for the younger child. Sibling is defined as and includes step, fostered, adopted and other children living permanently at the same address. Children brought together as a family by a civil partnership who are living at the same address are also considered to be siblings; 3. Children living in the school catchment area — Children living in the school catchment area http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/schoolsearch - this is defined as the address where the child is normally resident. In cases of shared custody the school will need to see the terms of the residency order to clarify the home address. Where there is no residency order, school will consider that residence is with the parent who has primary, day to day care. In this case evidence of where the child is registered with a GP may be required should there be any disputes, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 90 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event of equi-distance applicants, any place will be allocated by random selection (lottery). Someone totally independent of the Academy Trust will supervise this process.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Vaynor First School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.2% of pupils at The Vaynor First School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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