SCHOOL PROFILE

Olton Primary School

Primary Community school URN 104076
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 628 Published school capacity
Capacity used 102.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 January 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Solihull
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 643 643 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 303 47.1% of pupils
Male pupils 340 52.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.4%
5.4 pts below England
School 19.4%
Solihull 24.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.1%
7.8 pts above England
School 28.1%
Solihull 13.7%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.8%
0.2 pts below England
School 0.8%
Solihull 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
45.1%
290
Pakistani
18.7%
120
Any other Asian background
7.2%
46
Bangladeshi
5.8%
37
Indian
4.7%
30
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
26
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.5% 106 of 643 pupils
4.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.5%
Solihull 21.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.3% 92 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts below
EHC plans 2.2% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 3.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 31
Other difficulty or disability 30
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 12
Specific learning difficulty 6
Hearing impairment 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Solihull 60.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Solihull 72.5%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Solihull 67.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

85.0%

13.0 pts above England

School 85.0%
Solihull 71.8%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.66%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.55 pts lower than England
School 5.66%
Solihull 6.93%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.87%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.94 pts lower than England
School 13.87%
Solihull 17.64%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.44%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.36 pts lower than England
School 1.44%
Solihull 2.39%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

102.4% 14.2 pts above England
Olton Primary School
102.4%
Solihull
94.5%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information