George Fentham Endowed School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · 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 🔒
George Fentham Endowed School is a primary school in Solihull for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 14 January 2025. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
George Fentham Endowed 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 2026 applicant was offered a place, after places ran out in all 8 earlier years; the last distance swung sharply, most from 2023 to 2024.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 3rd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 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
- Fentham Road, Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, B92 0AY
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are very proud of their school.”
- “They are happy and enjoy their learning.”
- “Many pupils speak positively about the subjects they study.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ attainment in mathematics is not yet as strong as in reading and writing.”
- “However, on occasion, pupils struggle to recall information previously taught, and teachers do not pick up on their misconceptions and mistakes quickly enough before moving on with the learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2025 (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) | 73% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 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.
- Meriden Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Coppice Academy 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Knowle Church of England Primary Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published