Monkspath Junior and Infant School
Farmhouse Way, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan Wild
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 589
- Pupils on roll
- 703
- URN
- 104084
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217052686
About this school
Monkspath Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 703 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 83% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 86% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 92% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 89% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Monkspath Junior and 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 | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 671 |
| 2023/24 | 661 |
| 2024/25 | 725 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monkspath Junior and Infant School compares
Monkspath Junior and Infant School ranked 4th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.4% | 9.2% | 703 | — |
| Widney Junior School | 80% | 3.8% | 18% | 328 | 1.0 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 235 | 1.1 miles |
| Cranmore Infant School | — | 4.3% | 9.7% | 182 | 1.1 miles |
| St Alphege Church of England Junior School | 86% | 3.6% | 7.8% | 252 | 1.2 miles |
| Cheswick Green Primary School | 67% | 6.4% | 22.4% | 259 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.24%
- English as an additional language
- 25.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.39%
- Persistent absence
- 4.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Widney Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Cranmore Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
St Alphege Church of England Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Cheswick Green Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
Monkspath Junior and Infant School ranks 4th 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 Monkspath Junior and Infant School teach?
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Monkspath Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Monkspath Junior and Infant School is Mr Dan Wild, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Monkspath Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monkspath Junior and 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 big is Monkspath Junior and Infant School?
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School has 703 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Monkspath Junior and Infant School full?
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School has capacity for 589 pupils and 703 on roll (119%), 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 Monkspath Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Monkspath Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Monkspath Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Monkspath Junior and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- How have Monkspath Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Monkspath Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School ranked 4th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Monkspath Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Monkspath Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monkspath Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monkspath Junior and Infant 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.