Academy converter · Solihull

Balsall Common Primary School

3–11Ages
665Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138536URN

Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.0 below Solihull median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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123 applications for 77 places · 48th of 49 in Solihull

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Solihull 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Solihull median (2.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

123 applications · 77 places offered · 70 named it first

2026 1.6; Solihull median median 2.6
2025 1.5; Solihull median median 2.3
2024 1.5; Solihull median median 2.4
2023 1.5; Solihull median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Solihull median median 2.5
2021 1.4; Solihull median median 2.4
2020 1.5; Solihull median median 2.3
2019 1.5; Solihull median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Solihull median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Solihull median median 2.1
2016 1.8; Solihull median median 2.2
2015 1.3; Solihull median median 2.2
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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	77	123	1.6	70	0.91
Sep 2025	82	120	1.5	77	0.94
Sep 2024	87	127	1.5	86	0.99
Sep 2023	85	129	1.5	84	0.99
Sep 2022	85	118	1.4	79	0.93
Sep 2021	84	117	1.4	80	0.95
Sep 2020	84	122	1.5	83	0.99
Sep 2019	88	129	1.5	85	0.97
Sep 2018	84	142	1.7	91	1.08
Sep 2017	89	139	1.6	96	1.08
Sep 2016	90	164	1.8	112	1.24
Sep 2015	120	151	1.3	106	0.88
Sep 2014	88	125	1.4	83	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 79% · Maths 84% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%12th of 45 in Solihull

Solihull 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Solihull 82% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Solihull 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Solihull 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Solihull 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Solihull 82% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Solihull 35% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Solihull median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	76%	13%	108	106
2023/24	56%	9%	106	103
2022/23	50%	8%	106	103

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

Balsall Common Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.8 km · Solihull

Good2022

3.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Burton Green Church of England Academy
3.1 km · Warwickshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School
3.1 km · Solihull

Good2023

2.9applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Leigh Church of England Academy
4.4 km · Coventry

2026

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School
4.9 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Priors Field Primary School
5.1 km · Warwickshire

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Infant School
5.2 km · Coventry

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Eastern Green Junior School
5.2 km · Coventry

Remains Good2023

53%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138536 · 334/2050
Trust: Central Schools Trust
Capacity: 630 pupils · 665 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Balsall Common Primary School (URN 104059)
Address: Balsall Street East, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FS
Local authority: Solihull

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