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Widney Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Clifton Crescent, Solihull B91 3LQ · widney.solihull.sch.uk · 0121 705 8516
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Solihull 67%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 328
- 31 over 297 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Free school meals
- 16.8%
- First language not English
- 39.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Solihull it was 67%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 13 March 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Widney Junior School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 79
- 24% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (20%) with SEND