Widney Junior School
Clifton Crescent, Solihull, B91 3LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Bridges
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 297
- Pupils on roll
- 328
- URN
- 104054
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217058516
About this school
Widney Junior School is a community primary school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 328 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 98 | 96 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 78% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 19% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 86% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Widney Junior 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 | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 327 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Widney Junior School compares
Widney Junior School ranked 7th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.8% | 18% | 328 | — |
| Cranmore Infant School | — | 4.3% | 9.7% | 182 | 0.2 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Shirley Heath Junior School | 64% | 4.8% | 18.4% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School | 79% | 4.1% | 12.9% | 444 | 0.8 miles |
| Monkspath Junior and Infant School | 83% | 3.4% | 9.2% | 703 | 1.0 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)
- 18.04%
- English as an additional language
- 35.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 8.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cranmore Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Shirley Heath Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Monkspath Junior and Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
Widney Junior School ranks 6th of the 32 ranked primary 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
- Cranmore Infant School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Widney Junior School teach?
- Widney Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Widney Junior School?
- The headteacher of Widney Junior School is Mrs Joanna Bridges, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Widney Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Widney Junior 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 big is Widney Junior School?
- Widney Junior School has 328 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Widney Junior School full?
- Widney Junior School has capacity for 297 pupils and 328 on roll (110%), 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 Widney Junior School a faith school?
- No. Widney Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Widney Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Widney Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Widney Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Widney Junior School rank locally?
- Widney Junior School ranked 7th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Widney Junior School's absence rate?
- Widney Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Widney Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Widney Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.