Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Solihull for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 July 2023. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Bentley Heath 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, with 23 first-choice applications for 25 offers, but places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 77% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 27% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- On the 2024/25 expected-standard measure it was 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Solihull that have results.
- There were 19.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.8 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
- Widney Close, Bentley Heath, Solihull, B93 9AS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 324 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 July 2023
Strengths
- “A warm and caring Christian ethos is central to the improvements that leaders have made at the school.”
- “‘Building happiness and success’ is the school’s vision, and this is happening for most pupils.”
- “Children get off to a great start in the early years.”
To improve
- “However, opportunities to learn subject-related skills, techniques or methods are not as well planned or taught in some other subjects.”
- “However, in other classes, teachers have not assured themselves that pupils have learned and can remember the essential knowledge from the lesson.”
- “However, for some pupils with social, emotional or mental health needs, teachers do not always consider how to adapt lessons to keep them fully engaged in all lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 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) | 77% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 23 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 George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Dorridge Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Knowle Church of England Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School 1.6 mi Not judged
- St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Widney Junior School 2.1 mi School remains Good