Community school · Solihull

Olton Primary School

3–11Ages
643Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104076URN

Lyndon Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7QF · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Olton Primary School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 below Solihull median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Solihull

182 applications for 76 places · 30th of 49 in Solihull

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Solihull 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Solihull median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

182 applications · 76 places offered · 62 named it first

2026 2.4; Solihull median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Solihull median median 2.3
2024 2.1; Solihull median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Solihull median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Solihull median median 2.5
2021 1.9; Solihull median median 2.4
2020 1.9; Solihull median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Solihull median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Solihull median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Solihull median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Solihull median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Solihull median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Solihull median

Dashed bars: as Daylesford Infant School (URN 104043), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	76	182	2.4	62	0.82
Sep 2025	90	195	2.2	78	0.87
Sep 2024	90	190	2.1	82	0.91
Sep 2023	73	168	2.3	65	0.89
Sep 2022	76	162	2.1	66	0.87
Sep 2021	90	174	1.9	79	0.88
Sep 2020	87	164	1.9	67	0.77
Sep 2019	79	140	1.8	62	0.78
Sep 2018 *	87	148	1.7	69	0.79
Sep 2017 *	84	196	2.3	83	0.99
Sep 2016 *	86	190	2.2	84	0.98
Sep 2015 *	90	205	2.3	85	0.94
Sep 2014 *	73	177	2.4	87	1.19

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 78% · Maths 85% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%23rd of 45 in Solihull

Solihull 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Solihull 82% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Solihull 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Solihull 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Solihull 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Solihull 82% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Solihull 35% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Solihull median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	11%	105	106
2023/24	61%	8%	105	105
2022/23	54%	9%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Olton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Solihull

2026

4.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Solihull

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Gilbertstone Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Kineton Green Primary School
1.3 km · Solihull

Remains Good2020

4.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Ulverley School
1.3 km · Solihull

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Valley Primary
1.4 km · Solihull

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Birmingham

2026

1.8applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104076 · 334/2087
Capacity: 628 pupils · 643 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Daylesford Infant School (URN 104043)
Address: Lyndon Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7QF
Local authority: Solihull

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources