George Fentham Endowed School
Fentham Road, Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, B92 0AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Gaughan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 104094
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01675442800
About this school
George Fentham Endowed School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 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
- Early years
- 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 | 27 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 66% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 72% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 72% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 George Fentham Endowed 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 | 70% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How George Fentham Endowed School compares
George Fentham Endowed School ranked 18th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.3% | 13.1% | 220 | — |
| Meriden Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 16.6% | 187 | 2.6 miles |
| Coppice Academy | 60% | 6.7% | 27.4% | 166 | 2.6 miles |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree | 80% | 4.5% | 23.7% | 256 | 2.7 miles |
| Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 10.2% | 230 | 2.7 miles |
| Knowle Church of England Primary Academy | 73% | 3.3% | 8.6% | 468 | 2.8 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)
- 13.09%
- English as an additional language
- 16.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.25%
- Persistent absence
- 3.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Meriden Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Coppice Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree2.7 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Coventry
-
Knowle Church of England Primary Academy2.8 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
George Fentham Endowed School ranks 16th 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
- Greswold Primary School Primary
- Haslucks Green School Primary
- Kineton Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does George Fentham Endowed School teach?
- George Fentham Endowed School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of George Fentham Endowed School?
- The headteacher of George Fentham Endowed School is Mrs Julie Gaughan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was George Fentham Endowed School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected George Fentham Endowed 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 George Fentham Endowed School?
- George Fentham Endowed School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is George Fentham Endowed School full?
- George Fentham Endowed School has capacity for 240 pupils and 220 on roll (92%), 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 George Fentham Endowed School a faith school?
- Yes. George Fentham Endowed School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Birmingham.
- Does George Fentham Endowed School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records George Fentham Endowed School as having nursery classes.
- How have George Fentham Endowed School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does George Fentham Endowed School rank locally?
- George Fentham Endowed School ranked 18th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is George Fentham Endowed School's absence rate?
- George Fentham Endowed School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are George Fentham Endowed School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, George Fentham Endowed 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.