Sharmans Cross Junior School

Community school·Primary school Solihull·B91 1PH
Composite score
57.0
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#4,833
National rank
#465
In West Midlands
#26
In Solihull
Top 33%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
0.13 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 209 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
418
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.4%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
25.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
20.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,392
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Sharmans Cross Junior School at a glance

Located in Solihull, Sharmans Cross Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 418 pupils aged 7 to 11. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 8.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.13 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. Sharmans Cross Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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