Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 1 Oct 2024
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 150832.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 349 |
| Girls | 147 |
| Boys | 202 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 25.5% |
| First language not English | 15.5% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 420 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 325 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 22.6% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 84 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 6 |
| Average class size | 23.9 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 21.1 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 11.8 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 16.22 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 11.12 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 21.73 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 26 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 61 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 26 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 26 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 33 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.6%, worse than England, worse than Solihull | 5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 16.1%, worse than England, worse than Solihull | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0%, better than England, better than Solihull | 1% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
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.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 1% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0.5% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Mill Lodge Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 8 Apr 2014. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy | Free schools | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 May 2024. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Yardley Wood Community Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 5 Feb 2014. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Highters Heath Community School | Academy sponsor led | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 11 Nov 2025. | |
| 0.7 mi | Nursery | Highters Heath Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 11 Sept 2014. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Hollywood Primary School | Academy converter | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 30 Jun 2026. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Burman Infant School | Community school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 7 May 2025. | |
| 1.0 mi | Primary | Chilcote Primary School | Community school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 3 Jun 2025. | |
| 1.1 mi | Primary | Grendon Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Apr 2015. | |
| 1.2 mi | Primary | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 7 Jan 2025. |
Peterbrook Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 1 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Peterbrook Primary School made 26 offers from 61 applications (2.3 per offer), and 26 of 26 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Peterbrook Primary School has 349 pupils aged 3 to 11.
Peterbrook Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.
At Peterbrook Primary School, the average class had 23.9 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.1 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Peterbrook Primary School missed 5.6% 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.