Schools by area › Solihull › Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Kineton Green Road, Solihull B92 7EG · olc.solihull.sch.uk · 0121 706 9508
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- 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
- 329
- 94% of 351 places
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- 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, 35 families put the school first and 39 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 | 39 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 37 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 33 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 39 | 32 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 41 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104102)
Ofsted
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104102), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104102)
Nov 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104102)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 51
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (20%) with SEND