# Merstone School

Merstone School is a special school in Solihull, for pupils aged 2 to 19.

It had 166 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E104133. [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 2 to 19
- Pupils: 166
- Council: Solihull
- URN: 104133

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Merstone School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Solihull and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Solihull | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Solihull | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 46.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 46.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 66.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 5 | – | – |

Merstone School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Forest Oak School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-oak-school-e104132): 10 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2024
- [Smith's Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smiths-wood-academy-e143895): 160 m. Secondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 33.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-baptist-catholic-primary-school-e148093): 330 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingshurst Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingshurst-primary-school-e151168): 370 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2023, before the school changed. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Smith's Wood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smiths-wood-primary-academy-e140923): 550 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, May 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-e148090): 800 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/104133)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104133)

## How to cite

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