# Sharmans Cross Junior School

Sharmans Cross Junior School is a primary school in Solihull, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 409 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104049. [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 409
- Council: Solihull
- URN: 104049

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 12 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected 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, 68% of pupils at Sharmans Cross Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Solihull and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 68% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 106 | 105 |

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.
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.

- [Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blossomfield-infant-and-nursery-school-e104039): 880 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022
- [Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/streetsbrook-infant-and-early-years-academy-e142979): 910 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023
- [Solihull College & University Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/solihull-college-and-university-centre-e130481): 1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Alderbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alderbrook-school-e136994): 1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, April 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Oak Cottage Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-cottage-primary-school-e151574): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025
- [Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-grange-primary-academy-langley-e150046): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 68% 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/104049)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104049)

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