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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 3 May 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry132 applications · 60 places offered · 73 named it first
- 2026 2.2; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2025 2.0; Solihull median median 2.3
- 2024 1.5; Solihull median median 2.4
- 2023 1.7; Solihull median median 2.3
- 2022 1.9; Solihull median median 2.5
- 2021 1.8; Solihull median median 2.4
- 2020 2.0; Solihull median median 2.3
- 2019 2.1; Solihull median median 2.1
- 2018 1.9; Solihull median median 2.0
- 2017 1.4; Solihull median median 2.1
- 2016 1.5; Solihull median median 2.2
- 2015 1.7; Solihull median median 2.2
- 2014 1.8; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Solihull median
Dashed bars: as Smith's Wood Community Primary School (URN 104083), 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 | 60 | 132 | 2.2 | 73 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2025 | 58 | 118 | 2.0 | 59 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2024 | 56 | 86 | 1.5 | 53 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 58 | 96 | 1.7 | 60 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 | 58 | 109 | 1.9 | 59 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2021 | 59 | 104 | 1.8 | 65 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2020 | 58 | 115 | 2.0 | 61 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 125 | 2.1 | 74 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 112 | 1.9 | 72 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2017 | 59 | 84 | 1.4 | 56 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 89 | 1.5 | 55 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2015 | 59 | 99 | 1.7 | 65 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2014 * | 60 | 108 | 1.8 | 72 | 1.20 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 88% · Maths 90% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Solihull median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 82% | 10% | 107 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 17% | 107 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 88% | 17% | 106 | 109 |
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
- Smith's Wood Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20232.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · SolihullGood20243.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · SolihullRequires improvement20232.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Solihull20262.1applications per place
- 1.1 km · Solihull202662%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · BirminghamRemains Good20243.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Warwickshire20261.9applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Solihull20262.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · SolihullRequires improvement20221.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140923 · 334/2094
- Trust
- Smith's Wood Primary Academy Limited
- Capacity
- 440 pupils · 445 on roll
- Free school meals
- 52.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2014
- Replaced
- Smith's Wood Community Primary School (URN 104083)
- Address
- Burton's Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham, B36 0SZ
- Local authority
- Solihull
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources