SCHOOL PROFILE

Peterbrook Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150832
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 October 2024
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Solihull
Trust THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 349 336 full-time · 13 part-time
Female pupils 147 42.1% of pupils
Male pupils 202 57.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.5%
0.7 pts above England
School 25.5%
Solihull 24.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

15.5%
4.8 pts below England
School 15.5%
Solihull 13.7%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Solihull 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
59.9%
209
Pakistani
7.4%
26
Indian
6.9%
24
White and Black Caribbean
4.9%
17
African
3.7%
13
Any other White background
2.9%
10
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 25.8% 90 of 349 pupils
5.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.8%
Solihull 21.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 24.1% 84 pupils
England 14.8% 9.3 pts above
EHC plans 1.7% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
No specialist assessment yet 18
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Specific learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Physical disability 3

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.

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

5.97%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.24 pts lower than England
School 5.97%
Solihull 6.93%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.77%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts higher than England
School 16.77%
Solihull 17.64%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

83.1% 5.1 pts below England
Peterbrook Primary School
83.1%
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