Monkspath Junior and Infant School, Solihull

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Monkspath Junior and Infant School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Overall, pupils make excellent progress through the curriculum as they move through the school."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders take a proactive and multi-layered approach to managing attendance."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have built an extremely caring and inclusive culture in which pupils are known and supported to thrive, whatever their starting point or background."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure understanding of what is working well in the curriculum and teaching, and where further improvement is needed."

Early years - Expected standard. "Staff build warm, positive relationships with children from the moment they join Monkspath."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school and its context very well and have a clear understanding of its strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders place personal development at the heart of pupils' daily experiences and ensure it is an entitlement for all."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that teaching and learning in the early years is purposeful, with activities planned to build on children's existing knowledge and experiences. • Leaders should ensure that staff check learning consistently and effectively, to make sure that pupils' mistakes and misconceptions are identified and addressed as quickly as possible".

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils at Monkspath Junior and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 81% in Solihull and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (86% in reading, 92% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Monkspath Junior and Infant School as their first choice and 166 named it as one of their preferences, for 72 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Monkspath Junior and Infant School are Widney Junior School (1 mile, Good, 85% reading, 86% maths); St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (1.1 miles, 88% reading, 94% maths); Cranmore Infant School (1.1 miles, Good); and St Alphege Church of England Junior School (1.2 miles, Requires improvement, 96% reading, 90% maths).

Monkspath Junior and Infant School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

161 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Monkspath Junior and Infant School (as of April 2026): 98% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 94% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (93%).

8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 29% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Asian (25%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 72 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 14 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Widney Manor Rail Station, about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shelly Lane (opposite), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Monkspath Junior and Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 8th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 34 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Solihull (226).

In 2024/25, Monkspath Junior and Infant School issued 1 suspension, 0.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Monkspath Junior and Infant School are Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull (1 mile); St Peter's Catholic School (1.1 miles); and Alderbrook School (1.2 miles).