St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–7 · 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 🔒
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Solihull for ages 3–7 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 July 2025. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery 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 Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 5 of the 8 earlier years, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 42 first-choice applications for 47 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 6.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Solihull.
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
- New Road, Solihull, B91 3DW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 July 2025
Strengths
- “St Alphege’s is a harmonious and welcoming school community.”
- “Relationships between staff and pupils are exceptionally strong.”
- “As a result, pupils feel happy and safe in school.”
To improve
- “The school’s approach to helping pupils secure writing transcription skills is not fully embedded.”
- “As a result, some children in early years struggle with fine motor control.”
- “In key stage 1, some pupils have not mastered letter formation and handwriting fully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 42 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.
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School 0.4 mi Not judged
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greswold Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Sharmans Cross Junior School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Widney Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Coppice Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published