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Oak Cottage Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Greswolde Road, Solihull B91 1DY · oak-cottage.solihull.sch.uk · 0121 704 9123

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Sept 2019
Key stage 2, 2024/25
80%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Solihull 67%, England 62%
Last distance offered
0.55 mi
0.89 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Catchment · Solihull Council
Demand for places
2.6
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
239
100% of 240 places
Local authority
Solihull
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
5%
First language not English
10%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Catchment” went to a home 0.55 mi (885 m) from the school. Source: Solihull Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 77 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 39% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 70 (Places 29)70September 2023: 65 (Places 29)65September 2024: 74 (Places 30)74September 2025: 70 (Places 30)70September 2026: 77 (Places 30)77Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630772.6▲39%
September 2025Sept 202530702.3▲43%
September 2024Sept 202430742.5▲39%
September 2023Sept 202329652.2▲45%
September 2022Sept 202229702.4▲40%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 20260.55 mi0.89 km
September 20250.40 mi0.64 km
September 20240.40 mi0.64 km

Results

In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 27% the higher standard. Across Solihull it was 67%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 80% (England 53%)80%2016/17: 87% (England 61%)87%2017/18: 97% (England 64%)97%2018/19: 93% (England 65%)93%2022/23: 87% (England 60%)87%2023/24: 83% (England 61%)83%2024/25: 80% (England 62%)80%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 104056)

Ofsted

Oak Cottage Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 18 September 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104056)

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104056), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2019Outstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104056)

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104056)

  • Jan 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104056)

  • Jan 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104056)

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