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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 25 June 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, URN 104098
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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 entry133 applications · 48 places offered · 43 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.8; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2025 2.1; Solihull median median 2.3
- 2024 2.0; Solihull median median 2.4
- 2023 2.2; Solihull median median 2.3
- 2022 1.9; Solihull median median 2.5
- 2021 2.0; Solihull median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2020 2.2; Solihull median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2019 1.9; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 2.2; Solihull median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2016 1.8; Solihull median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; Solihull median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- Solihull median
Dashed bars: as Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School (URN 104098), 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 | 48 | 133 | 2.8 | 43 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2025 | 58 | 120 | 2.1 | 55 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 55 | 107 | 2.0 | 52 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 59 | 131 | 2.2 | 64 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2022 | 59 | 110 | 1.9 | 62 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2021 * | 60 | 117 | 2.0 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 60 | 132 | 2.2 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 59 | 113 | 1.9 | 57 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 60 | 131 | 2.2 | 75 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2017 * | 60 | 144 | 2.4 | 74 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2016 * | 60 | 108 | 1.8 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 60 | 109 | 1.8 | 57 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 * | 62 | 134 | 2.2 | 71 | 1.15 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 82% · Maths 87% → all three 79% 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 | 79% | 13% | 108 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 9% | 108 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 14% | 108 | 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
- Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · SolihullGood20222.6applications per place
- 0.6 km · SolihullGraded · no overall grade202464%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Solihull20263.5applications per place
- 1.2 km · Solihull20267.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · SolihullRemains Good202480%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · SolihullGraded · no overall grade20253.6applications per place
- 1.5 km · SolihullGood20223.8applications per place
- 1.6 km · Solihull20262.6applications per place 74%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
- 148085 · 334/3500
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 444 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2021
- Replaced
- Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School (URN 104098)
- Address
- Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4AY
- Local authority
- Solihull
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources