Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Coventry, Solihull
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.97 miles
Published by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Coventry, Solihull for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 September 2022. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 1.97 mi |
| 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.97 miles away, the 6th longest of 19 Solihull primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 38 first-choice applications for 27 offers: 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2026, 38 of the 95 applications (40%) came from families living outside Solihull, and 11 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Church Lane, Berkswell, Coventry, CV7 7BJ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 230 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Berkswell Church of England Primary School.”
- “Pupils, parents and staff speak with pride about belonging to the ‘Berkswell family’.”
- “This makes pupils feel safe and confident.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, teachers do not check if pupils have remembered some of the key knowledge they are learning.”
- “This means that pupils do not always remember important information over time and have gaps in their learning.”
- “For example, governors do not always have all of the skills they need to challenge and support school leaders on the quality of education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2022 (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) | 70% | 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: 38 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 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.
- Balsall Common Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Meriden Church of England Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- George Fentham Endowed School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Knowle Church of England Primary Academy 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Dorridge Primary School 5.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School 5.2 mi Good Last distance published