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St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
Southfield Avenue, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham B36 9AX · stmaryandstmargarets.com · 0121 747 2025
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Solihull 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.03 mi
- 0.05 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 9 · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 237
- 1 over 236 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.1%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 9” went to a home 0.03 mi (48 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.52 mi (837 m). Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 57% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 53 | 1.8▲ | 57% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 45 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 31 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 9 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.03 mi0.05 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.52 mi0.84 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.07 mi0.11 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 89
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (21%) with SEND