St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Solihull
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.83 miles
Published by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Solihull for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Margaret's 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 | 0.83 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
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 0.83 miles, 9th shortest of the 19 Solihull primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance, this one included.
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further than in 2018, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 8 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 45 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 17 first-choice families (38%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 60% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 3% 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
- Richmond Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7RR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “St Margaret's is a happy, lovely place, where pupils play cooperatively and get along with each other.”
- “Pupils arrive at school keen to start their day.”
- “Their attendance is generally high.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, some teachers do not adapt their teaching carefully enough during lessons.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not get the most from every learning opportunity.”
- “However, there is some occasional variation in the quality of teaching across the school.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2026 (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) | 60% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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.
- Olton Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kineton Green Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ulverley School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Valley Primary 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oak Cottage Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published