Fordbridge Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Birmingham, 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 🔒
Fordbridge Community Primary School is a primary school in Birmingham, Solihull for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Fordbridge Community 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
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 7 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 59 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Crabtree Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5BU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 522 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Fordbridge experience a calm, nurturing environment where they feel safe, valued and well supported.”
- “From the moment they arrive they are greeted with a smile, and the popular breakfast club and ‘ready to learn’ sessions help pupils to settle and prepare for the day.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school and enjoy their learning.”
To improve
- “Pupils' attendance is improving, supported by proactive strategies, though it remains a priority for further improvement.”
- “They have identified clearly where any minor improvements are needed and have a robust plan of action to raise attendance, provide targeted staff training, and ensure that pupils have the support and challenge they need to reach the highest outcomes.”
- “Although the most recent outcomes show above average attainment in some areas, this is not sustained over time across all subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 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) | 74% | 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: 59 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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 Anne's Catholic Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Coleshill Heath School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Yorkswood Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingshurst Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Marston Green Junior School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Marston Green Infant Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published