Academy converter · Solihull

Windy Arbor Primary School

3–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149491URN

Woodlands Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 6RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.9 below Solihull median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Solihull

96 applications for 55 places · 46th of 49 in Solihull

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

96 applications · 55 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 1.8; Solihull median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Solihull median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Solihull median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Solihull median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Solihull median median 2.5; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Solihull median median 2.4; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Solihull median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Solihull median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Solihull median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Solihull median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Solihull median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Solihull median

Dashed bars: as Windy Arbor Primary School (URN 104071), 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	55	96	1.8	54	0.98
Sep 2025	34	71	2.1	33	0.97
Sep 2024	59	115	2.0	54	0.92
Sep 2023	48	88	1.8	44	0.92
Sep 2022 *	59	87	1.5	51	0.86
Sep 2021 *	57	88	1.5	43	0.75
Sep 2020 *	49	75	1.5	46	0.94
Sep 2019 *	59	93	1.6	56	0.95
Sep 2018 *	64	83	1.3	53	0.83
Sep 2017 *	60	76	1.3	45	0.75
Sep 2016 *	61	84	1.4	39	0.64
Sep 2015 *	62	97	1.6	62	1.00
Sep 2014 *	58	85	1.5	43	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 71% · Maths 77% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%29th of 45 in Solihull

Solihull 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Solihull 82% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Solihull 39% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Solihull 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Solihull 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Solihull 82% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Solihull 35% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	66%	11%	107	107
2023/24	53%	7%	104	103
2022/23	35%	2%	98	99

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

Windy Arbor Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Solihull

Good2024

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Coleshill Heath School
1.1 km · Solihull

Good2021

2.1applications per place
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Fordbridge Community Primary School
1.8 km · Solihull

2026

2.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Warwickshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
2.0 km · Solihull

2026

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Coleshill Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Warwickshire

2026

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Marston Green Junior School
2.3 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2024

58%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: 149491 · 334/2066
Trust: Prosper Together Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 464 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 59.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2023
Replaced: Windy Arbor Primary School (URN 104071)
Address: Woodlands Way, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 6RN
Local authority: Solihull

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