St Alphege Church of England Junior School
Widney Manor Road, Solihull, B91 3JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Smith
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham
- Federation
- The Federation of St Alphege Schools
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 104092
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217042714
About this school
St Alphege Church of England Junior School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 252 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 84% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 11% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 87% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 91% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 93% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 St Alphege Church of England 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 | 46% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Alphege Church of England Junior School compares
St Alphege Church of England Junior School ranked 2nd of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 3.6% | 7.8% | 252 | — |
| St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.6% | 9.7% | 152 | 0.4 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 84% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| Widney Junior School | 80% | 3.8% | 18% | 328 | 1.1 miles |
| Monkspath Junior and Infant School | 83% | 3.4% | 9.2% | 703 | 1.2 miles |
| Greswold Primary School | 67% | 5.6% | 16.7% | 680 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.78%
- English as an additional language
- 23%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 4.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Widney Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Monkspath Junior and Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Greswold Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
St Alphege Church of England Junior School ranks 2nd 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 St Alphege Church of England Junior School teach?
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of St Alphege Church of England Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Alphege Church of England Junior School is Mr Sam Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Alphege Church of England Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Alphege Church of England 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 St Alphege Church of England Junior School?
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Alphege Church of England Junior School full?
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School has capacity for 280 pupils and 252 on roll (90%), so it has space against 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 St Alphege Church of England Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Alphege Church of England Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Alphege Church of England Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Alphege Church of England Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Alphege Church of England Junior School?
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School is part of the The Federation of St Alphege Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Alphege Church of England Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Alphege Church of England Junior School rank locally?
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School ranked 2nd of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Alphege Church of England Junior School's absence rate?
- St Alphege Church of England Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Alphege Church of England Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Alphege Church of England 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.