Greswold Primary School

Greswold Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are engaged in their learning, demonstrating pride in their work and enthusiasm for the broad curriculum provided by the staff. The school fosters a positive and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and supported, and are encouraged to participate in various responsibilities that enhance their personal development. The leadership team has a clear vision and is ambitious for all pupils, resulting in good progress and high standards across many subjects. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the clarity of curriculum end-points in certain subjects. Some subject leaders need further training to monitor their curriculums effectively. While many aspects of teaching and learning are strong, ensuring consistent progress across all curriculum areas will be essential for maintaining the school’s good performance in the future.

Strengths

• Pupils are polite and well-mannered, demonstrating kindness and respect.
• The curriculum is rich and varied, incorporating the school's values effectively.
• Leaders prioritize the needs of pupils with SEND, ensuring their full participation in learning.
• Pupils enjoy reading and have a structured approach to reading development.
• The school offers a wide range of extracurricular clubs that enhance pupils' experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject leaders lack the expertise to effectively monitor their curriculums.
• Curriculum end-points are not clear in some subjects, potentially limiting pupils' progress.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Greswold Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Greswold Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Greswold Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.9% of pupils at Greswold Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Greswold Primary School received £6,726 and spent £6,658 for each of its 651 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,282,000 (£1,970 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Greswold Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greswold Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Greswold Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greswold Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Greswold Primary School have?

Greswold Primary School has 680 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greswold Primary School cover?

Greswold Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Greswold Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Greswold Primary School?

Greswold Primary School is at Buryfield Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 2AZ.