Greswold Primary School, Solihull
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Greswold Primary School creates a happy, confident learning environment where pupils thrive academically and personally. The school offers a well-rounded education enriched by exciting activities like residential trips, music lessons, creative projects, and a student-run newspaper. Parents are overwhelmingly supportive, and pupils consistently exceed national standards in reading and mathematics.
Key Strengths
- Strong school values (belonging, respect, independence, curiosity, kindness, success) create a positive and productive ethos
- Excellent enrichment activities including Friday reward time, residential trips to France, school newspaper, and brass band lessons
- Successful improvements in reading and mathematics with pupils exceeding national standards
- Well-established safeguarding culture with thorough procedures and staff training
- Good support for disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs
Areas for Improvement
- Writing standards need further development, particularly for the most able pupils
- Some disadvantaged pupils require additional support to accelerate progress and improve attendance
- Pupil premium spending plan lacks measurable outcomes and evaluation methods
- Boys' writing outcomes remain below girls' in early years
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with a strong culture maintained through tenacious leadership, thorough record-keeping, timely involvement of external agencies, meticulous recruitment checks, and pupils' good understanding of staying safe online and offline.
Extracurricular Activities
Friday reward time activities (computing, sport, reading, art, library time), brass band lessons, school newspaper (Greswold Times), residential trips including Year 6 visit to France, school council charity work, road safety and bike safety learning, creative activities and performances
Greswold Primary School continues to be good, maintaining high quality education since its last inspection in 2012. The leadership team, supported by a strong governing body, has created a positive school ethos where pupils are achieving well and enjoying school.
At a Glance
17.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 84%. Maths has remained stable at around 80%. Writing has declined from 80% to 73%.
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
29.6
KS2
22
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
680 pupils
690 capacity
10 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Solihull
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Solihull
Admissions Demand - Solihull
Places available
2,650
Applications
2,115
Got 1st preference
92.6%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Solihull (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.57049%
Overall absence
14.02878%
Persistent absence
556
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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