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Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 4AY · ol-wayside.solihull.sch.uk · 0121 744 6852
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Solihull 67%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 444
- 24 over 420 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% 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 | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104098)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104098), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104098)
Nov 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104098)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (224 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 224
- 50% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (19%) with SEND