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Monkspath Junior and Infant School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 703Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 104084URN

Farmhouse Way, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4EH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.3per place
0.3 below Solihull median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Solihull

166 applications for 72 places · 36th of 49 in Solihull
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
83%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 15 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 20 January 2026
    Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
  2. 13 October 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains 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
2.3applications per place, Reception
0.3 below Solihull median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

166 applications · 72 places offered · 68 named it first

  1. 2026 2.3; Solihull median median 2.6
  2. 2025 2.0; Solihull median median 2.3
  3. 2024 1.9; Solihull median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.1; Solihull median median 2.3
  5. 2022 1.9; Solihull median median 2.5
  6. 2021 2.0; Solihull median median 2.4
  7. 2020 1.9; Solihull median median 2.3
  8. 2019 1.6; Solihull median median 2.1
  9. 2018 1.6; Solihull median median 2.0
  10. 2017 1.8; Solihull median median 2.1
  11. 2016 1.7; Solihull median median 2.2
  12. 2015 1.4; Solihull median median 2.2
  13. 2014 1.4; Solihull median median 2.1
More applications per place than the Solihull median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Solihull median

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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026721662.3680.94
Sep 2025731492.0660.90
Sep 2024841551.9800.95
Sep 2023831702.1790.95
Sep 2022901751.91001.11
Sep 2021801602.0770.96
Sep 2020881661.9810.92
Sep 2019751181.6680.91
Sep 2018871421.6840.97
Sep 2017861541.8820.95
Sep 2016891531.71011.13
Sep 2015901231.4660.73
Sep 2014911271.4740.81

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 90% · Maths 88% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%4th of 45 in Solihull
Reading
Expected standard91%
Higher standard41%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard90%
Greater depth21%
Maths
Expected standard88%
Higher standard39%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Solihull median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2583%17%108107
2023/2483%8%107107
2022/2363%6%107106

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

  • 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
104084 · 334/2096
Capacity
589 pupils · 703 on roll
Free school meals
9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Farmhouse Way, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4EH
Local authority
Solihull

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