Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #21 in Solihull public Top 11% UK

Oak Cottage Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr R Marshall

location_onSolihull, B91 1DY

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

241

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

2.5x

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Oak Cottage Primary School is a Community school primary school in Solihull, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 2.5× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Oak Cottage Primary School is a community school in Solihull, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 240 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 27% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #21 of 52 primaries in Solihull and #5,028 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 2.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 62%

Reading93% LA 74%

Writing80% LA 69%

Maths90% LA 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading90% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing94% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.0

Read

LA 0.4

0.8 to 5.2

2.2

Write

LA 0.0

0.0 to 4.3

1.5

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.6 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading97% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing97% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA -0.2

2.0 to 6.6

2.2

Write

LA -0.6

0.1 to 4.3

3.2

Maths

LA -0.3

1.2 to 5.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

97%

LA 63%

Reading97% LA 73%

Writing97% LA 76%

Maths97% LA 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -1.5

-0.4 to 3.8

1.5

Write

LA -1.3

-0.6 to 3.6

1.2

Maths

LA -1.4

-0.7 to 3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2025

Inspection Report

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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18 September 2019

Inspection Report

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21 June 2018

Inspection Report

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29 January 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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13 January 2009

Inspection Report

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17 January 2006

Inspection Report

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23 January 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-09-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-06-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-01-29

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-13

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 240 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	239	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	238	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	239	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	241	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	241	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	241	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	241	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	233	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	240	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	239	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	235	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	239	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	239	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	238	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	235	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	235	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	238	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	241	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	242	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	243	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	243	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils