Cranmore Infant School
Northland Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Ward
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 104042
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217053443
About this school
Cranmore Infant School is a community primary school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cranmore Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Cranmore Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 211 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranmore Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 9.7% | 182 | — |
| Widney Junior School | 80% | 3.8% | 18% | 328 | 0.2 miles |
| Shirley Heath Junior School | 64% | 4.8% | 18.4% | 420 | 0.6 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School | 79% | 4.1% | 12.9% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
| Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.6% | 12.6% | 247 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.71%
- English as an additional language
- 41.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 9.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Widney Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Shirley Heath Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Solihull
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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Coppice Academy Primary
- Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Dickens Heath Community Primary School Primary
- Dorridge Primary School Primary
- George Fentham Endowed School Primary
- Greswold Primary School Primary
- Haslucks Green School Primary
- Kineton Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cranmore Infant School teach?
- Cranmore Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Cranmore Infant School?
- The headteacher of Cranmore Infant School is Mrs Rebecca Ward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cranmore Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cranmore Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cranmore Infant School?
- Cranmore Infant School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Cranmore Infant School full?
- Cranmore Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 182 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cranmore Infant School a faith school?
- No. Cranmore Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cranmore Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cranmore Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Cranmore Infant School's absence rate?
- Cranmore Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cranmore Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cranmore Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.