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Cranmore Infant School

Primary · Community school · Solihull, B90 4SA

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Cranmore Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 9 Jun 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils182
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Rebecca Ward
Local authoritySolihull
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 104042.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils182
Girls80
Boys102
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.12.1%
First language not English37.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.157
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.12.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.14
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6
Average class size26

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
46.7%
Pakistani
13.7%
Indian
10.4%
Chinese
6.6%
White and Asian
5.5%
Other White
3.8%
Other ethnic group
3.3%
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
Bangladeshi
2.2%
Other Asian
2.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.4
Teachers (FTE)10.26
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.99
Support staff (FTE)9.7
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.31
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.109
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.31
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.30
Applications from another local authority (Reception)5

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolSolihullEngland
Overall absence6.4%, worse than England, worse than Solihull5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.16.1%, worse than England, worse than Solihull12.8%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.5%, worse than England, worse than Solihull1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Cranmore Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryWidney Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miSecondaryAlderbrook SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miSecondaryTudor Grange Academy, SolihullAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.6 miPrimaryShirley Heath Junior SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimarySt Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryOur Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miSecondarySt Peter's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryBlossomfield Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimarySharmans Cross Junior SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimaryWoodlands Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Cranmore Infant School

What is Cranmore Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Cranmore Infant School is rated Good, last inspected on 9 Jun 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Cranmore Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Cranmore Infant School made 31 offers from 109 applications (3.5 per offer), and 30 of 31 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Cranmore Infant School?

Cranmore Infant School has 182 pupils aged 4 to 7.

What is the capacity of Cranmore Infant School?

Cranmore Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Cranmore Infant School?

At Cranmore Infant School, the average class had 26 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 16.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Cranmore Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Cranmore Infant School missed 6.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 16.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.