Widney Junior School is a primary school located in Solihull. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Clifton Crescent, Solihull

School Information

Address: Clifton Crescent, Solihull, B91 3LQ
Website: www.widney.solihull.sch.uk
Telephone: 01217058516
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Solihull
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanna Bridges
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 104054

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 264
Number of Pupils: 255
Number of Boys: 137
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.6
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.5
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:26%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Widney Junior School
Clifton Crescent , B91 3LQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cranmore Infant School
Northland Road , Shirley B90 4SA
4out of 4 286 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Whitefields Road , B91 3NZ
- not rated 1,027 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Shirley Heath Junior School
Coombe Road , Shirley B90 3DS
4out of 4 1,359 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
Stratford Road , Shirley B90 4AY
- not rated 1,488 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alderbrook School
Blossomfield Road , B91 1SN
3out of 4 732 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Dingle Lane , B91 3PD
4out of 4 760 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic School
Whitefields Road , B91 3NZ
- not rated 1,073 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Light Hall School
Hathaway Road , Shirley B90 2PZ
2out of 4 2,216 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Solihull College & University Centre
Blossomfield Campus , Blossomfield Road B91 1SB
- not rated 1,272 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Sixth Form College, Solihull
Widney Manor Road , B91 3WR
- not rated 2,194 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Cranmore Avenue , Shirley B90 4LE
- not rated 443 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Kingswood School
St James Place , Shirley B90 2BA
- not rated 2,082 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Eversfield Preparatory School
Warwick Road , B91 1AT
- not rated 2,586 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hazel Oak School
Hazel Oak Road , Shirley B90 2AZ
4out of 4 2,612 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Ruckleigh School
17 Lode Lane , B91 2AB
- not rated 2,629 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.