Academy converter · Solihull

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
233Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146107URN

Richmond Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

1.6 above Solihull median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Solihull

118 applications for 28 places · 6th of 49 in Solihull

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Solihull 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 29 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected 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

24 February 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
23 November 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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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 entry

4.2applications per place, Reception

1.6 above Solihull median (2.6) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

118 applications · 28 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.2; Solihull median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Solihull median median 2.3
2024 2.8; Solihull median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Solihull median median 2.3
2022 3.2; Solihull median median 2.5
2021 3.2; Solihull median median 2.4
2020 3.3; Solihull median median 2.3
2019 3.1; Solihull median median 2.1
2018 3.1; Solihull median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 3.3; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Solihull median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 3.4; Solihull median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school

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

This school
Solihull median

Dashed bars: as St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 104089), 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	28	118	4.2	45	1.61
Sep 2025	29	90	3.1	26	0.90
Sep 2024	30	84	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2023	30	94	3.1	39	1.30
Sep 2022	29	92	3.2	32	1.10
Sep 2021	29	94	3.2	45	1.55
Sep 2020	30	100	3.3	44	1.47
Sep 2019	30	93	3.1	39	1.30
Sep 2018 *	29	90	3.1	51	1.76
Sep 2017 *	30	100	3.3	46	1.53
Sep 2016 *	30	74	2.5	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	30	103	3.4	49	1.63
Sep 2014 *	31	80	2.6	46	1.48

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 70% · Maths 67% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%35th of 45 in Solihull

Solihull 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Solihull 82% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Solihull 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Solihull 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Solihull 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Solihull 82% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Solihull 35% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	60%	3%	105	103
2023/24	70%	20%	106	105
2022/23	67%	10%	108	106

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 Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

4.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Olton Primary School
0.4 km · Solihull

Good2023

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Solihull

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Kineton Green Primary School
1.0 km · Solihull

Remains Good2020

4.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Holy Souls Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ulverley School
1.3 km · Solihull

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The Oaklands Primary School
1.3 km · Birmingham

Improved significantly2025

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Gilbertstone Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School
1.5 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146107 · 334/3300
Trust: Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 233 on roll
Free school meals: 10.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 104089)
Address: Richmond Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7RR
Local authority: Solihull

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