Meriden Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Coventry, Solihull
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Meriden Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Coventry, Solihull for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Meriden Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 31 of the 50 other Solihull primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier Reception years, but in 2026 there were 11 first-choice applications for 11 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 6 of the 34 applications for Reception 2026 (18%) came from families living outside Solihull, and 1 offer went to them.
- Reading, writing and maths 2024/25: 57% met the expected standard, lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Solihull that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Solihull schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fillongley Road, Meriden, Coventry, CV7 7LW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 187 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “The school has a warm atmosphere.”
- “They make sure that pupils can learn well in a safe environment.”
- “Pupils’ happiness and well-being are prioritised.”
To improve
- “The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on pupils’ handwriting.”
- “Letter formation is not always where it needs to be in order to prepare pupils well for the next stage of their education.”
- “However, as the phonics scheme is still very new, not all staff have completed the full training to deliver it.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 11 first-preference applications, 11 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Solihull.
- Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- George Fentham Endowed School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Balsall Common Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Windy Arbor Primary School 4.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Coleshill Heath School 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marston Green Junior School 4.8 mi Not judged