St Alphege Church of England Junior School, Solihull
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school truly cares about developing the whole child - not just academically but emotionally and socially too. Pupils benefit from a carefully designed curriculum and extensive enrichment opportunities that build confidence and life skills. The school has worked hard to improve rapidly and now provides an ambitious, nurturing environment where children thrive.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional behaviour and attitudes - pupils listen attentively, are keen to learn, and bullying is rare and dealt with promptly
- Outstanding personal development with extensive enrichment activities including leadership roles, pupil librarians, and special projects like the 'Met Gala'
- Strong reading provision with early identification of struggling readers and rapid support to help pupils become fluent
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs, with leaders acting as 'champions' to ensure needs are met
- Warm, inclusive relationships where pupils feel safe, valued and cared for by staff
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment information is sometimes not used effectively to identify pupils' existing knowledge and inform the next steps in teaching, which can limit how highly some pupils achieve
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Pupil librarians, student leadership team, chicken care ('chicken chiefs'), older pupils running clubs for younger pupils, Met Gala event, cycling safety, money management programmes
St Alphege Church of England Junior School is an ambitious, nurturing school where pupils are proud to attend and achieve very well. The school has made rapid improvement and has high expectations embedded in its vision of 'let your love show'.
At a Glance
9.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
68 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 87% to 96%. Maths has remained stable at around 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 90%.
Class Sizes
32.1
Avg class size
32.1
KS2
8
Total classes
5 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
252 pupils
280 capacity
28 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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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.58074%
Overall absence
4.49438%
Persistent absence
267
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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