St Andrew's Catholic Primary School
Windrush Close, Solihull, B92 8QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY
- Headteacher
- Mr Cieran Flaherty
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 221
- URN
- 148086
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217435675
About this school
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 221 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 31 January 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 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 60% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 10% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 73% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 70% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 77% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
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 Andrew's Catholic Primary 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 | 55% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 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 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 230 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's Catholic Primary School compares
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School ranked 17th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.7% | 15.5% | 221 | — |
| Olton Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 21.3% | 643 | 0.4 miles |
| Ulverley School | 58% | 6.9% | 26.3% | 450 | 0.5 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 60% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 233 | 0.5 miles |
| Valley Primary | — | 6.3% | 16.1% | 581 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 42% | 6.9% | 33.4% | 331 | 0.9 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)
- 15.46%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 10.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Olton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Ulverley School0.5 miles
Primary · Solihull
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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Valley Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Solihull
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School ranks 15th 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 Andrew's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of St Andrew's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Andrew's Catholic Primary School is Mr Cieran Flaherty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Andrew's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's Catholic Primary 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 Andrew's Catholic Primary School?
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School has 221 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Andrew's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 221 on roll (105%), 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 St Andrew's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Andrew's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.
- Does St Andrew's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Andrew's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Andrew's Catholic Primary School?
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School is part of OUR LADY AND ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY COMPANY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Andrew's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% 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 St Andrew's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School ranked 17th 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 66% 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 Andrew's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Andrew's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's Catholic Primary 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 10 July 2026.