Voluntary aided school · Solihull

St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School

3–11Ages
237Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
104097URN

Southfield Avenue, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

0.4 above Solihull median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Solihull

92 applications for 30 places · 17th of 49 in Solihull

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 · 4 June 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

4 June 2024
Graded inspection: Good
22 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Solihull median (2.6) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 30 places offered · 53 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.1; Solihull median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Solihull median median 2.3
2024 2.8; Solihull median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Solihull median median 2.3
2022 2.1; Solihull median median 2.5
2021 2.5; Solihull median median 2.4
2020 2.1; Solihull median median 2.3
2019 2.1; Solihull median median 2.1
2018 2.6; Solihull median median 2.0
2017 2.6; Solihull median median 2.1
2016 2.9; Solihull median median 2.2
2015 2.5; Solihull median median 2.2
2014 2.6; Solihull median median 2.1

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	92	3.1	53	1.77
Sep 2025	30	62	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2024	29	81	2.8	45	1.55
Sep 2023	29	66	2.3	35	1.21
Sep 2022	29	61	2.1	31	1.07
Sep 2021	22	55	2.5	19	0.86
Sep 2020	30	63	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	64	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2018	29	75	2.6	38	1.31
Sep 2017	30	77	2.6	39	1.30
Sep 2016	30	88	2.9	48	1.60
Sep 2015	30	76	2.5	45	1.50
Sep 2014	31	79	2.6	48	1.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 83% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%16th of 45 in Solihull

Solihull 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Solihull 82% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Solihull 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Solihull 76% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Solihull 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Solihull 82% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Solihull 35% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	73%	3%	104	105
2023/24	62%	14%	104	105
2022/23	72%	7%	104	108

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

St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Brownmead Primary Academy
0.7 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Heathlands Primary Academy
0.9 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School
1.1 km · Birmingham

Good2024

2.0applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Firs Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

2026

2.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Timberley Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Chivenor Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Castle Bromwich Junior School
1.4 km · Solihull

2026

62%met the SATs standard
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Solihull

2026

2.1applications 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104097 · 334/3314
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 236 pupils · 237 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Southfield Avenue, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9AX
Local authority: Solihull

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