# Shirley Heath Junior School

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

It had 420 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E104050. [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 420
- Council: Solihull
- URN: 104050

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 64% of pupils at Shirley Heath Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 67% in Solihull and 62% in England.
12% 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 | 64% | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-the-wayside-catholic-primary-school-e148085): 620 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswood-school-e104128): 690 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Woodlands Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-infant-school-e104053): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022
- [Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-grange-primary-academy-st-james-e139007): 820 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blossomfield-infant-and-nursery-school-e104039): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022
- [Light Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/light-hall-school-e137231): 940 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2021. Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/104050)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/104050)

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