Monkspath Junior and Infant School

Community school·Primary school Solihull·B90 4EH
Composite score
73.8
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#1,275
National rank
#94
In West Midlands
#9
In Solihull
Top 9%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
17%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 20/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
68 first choices, 72 places
First choices per place
0.94
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
166
any preference, for 72 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.04
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1120220.9520230.9520240.9020250.942026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Monkspath Junior and Infant School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
725
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
9.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
25.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,979
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Monkspath Junior and Infant School

Monkspath Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Solihull, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 725 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 9% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 17% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Monkspath Junior and Infant School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 68 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 20.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 9% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Monkspath Junior and Infant 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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