Oak Cottage Primary School
Oak Cottage Primary School is a converter academy in Solihull for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 239 pupils and room for 240. About 5 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2019.
Greswolde Road, Solihull, B91 1DY0121 704 9123oak-cottage.solihull.sch.ukMr R Marshall headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 18 September 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall. A later, shorter visit on 22 January 2025 said: “Standards maintained”.
This inspection is more than 7 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 22 January 2025 | Ungraded | Standards maintained |
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
30 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of Oak Cottage Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 83% | 87% | 93% | 97% | 87% | 69% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 33% | 23% | 31% | 27% | 16% | 13% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 111.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 | 110.0 | 107.0 | 106.8 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 | 106.1 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 110.0 | 113.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 | 111.0 | 108.0 | 106.7 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 93% | 90% | 94% | 97% | 97% | 90% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 90% | 90% | 94% | 100% | 97% | 90% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 80% | 87% | 94% | 97% | 97% | 94% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +3.0 | +4.3 | +1.7 | +1.4 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +1.5 | +3.2 | +1.2 | +0.9 | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Oak Cottage Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Solihull council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 30.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.0 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (7), language and communications needs (6), emotional and mental health (5), Hearing impairment (1), Multi-sensory impairment (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 97.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 2.8% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.4% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 1.6% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 8.8% | 15.2% | 1.1% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Oak Cottage Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School | Academy | 810 m | 329 | Good 2024 | 47 | Compare |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley | Academy | 810 m | 484 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| Sharmans Cross Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 409 | Report card 2026 | 35 | Compare |
| Kineton Green Primary School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 211 | Good 2020 | 50 | Compare |
| Greswold Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 680 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 213 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School | Council | 1.0 miles | 389 | Good 2022 | 38 | Compare |
| Ulverley School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 450 | Good 2024 | 43 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Oak Cottage Primary School a good school?
Oak Cottage Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in September 2019.
What is Oak Cottage Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oak Cottage Primary School outstanding at its last full inspection on 18 September 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How good are Oak Cottage Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 80% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 27% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Oak Cottage Primary School have?
239 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 240 places, so it is 100% full.
Is Oak Cottage Primary School oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at Oak Cottage Primary School?
Pupils were in school 97.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 2% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Oak Cottage Primary School?
The average class had 29.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Greswolde Road, Solihull, B91 1DY
- Telephone
- 0121 704 9123
- Website
- www.oak-cottage.solihull.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr R Marshall
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Collaborative Education Trust (4 schools)
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward
- Olton
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151574 · LAESTAB 3342030 · UKPRN 10097258
- Formerly
- Oak Cottage Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.