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Widney Junior School

URN
104054
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Widney Junior School
URN
104054
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

76 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

88

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#20 of 51 schools in Solihull

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
24 April 2024
Inspection date
13 March 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 24 April 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Solihull
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Solihull)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.widney.solihull.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Solihull to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

85.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

91.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

86.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

80.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B91 3LQ - Clifton Crescent, Solihull, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Clifton Crescent, Solihull, West Midlands
Postcode
B91 3LQ
Phone
1217058516
Website
www.widney.solihull.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Solihull
Local authority code
334

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 183 schools in Solihull.

Authority statistics

Total schools

183

Open schools

91

Closed schools

92

Primary schools

115

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    24 April 202413 March 2024-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 24 April 2024
    • School remains Good

      Published
      24 April 2024
      Inspected
      13 March 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    35

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary115 (62.8%)
    • Secondary35 (19.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other33 (18.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Cranmore Infant School262 mPrimaryOpen
    Solihull Alternative Provision Academy405 mNot applicableOpen
    Alderbrook School670 mSecondaryOpen
    Alderbrook Leading Edge School and Arts College670 mSecondaryClosed
    Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull696 mSecondaryOpen
    Tudor Grange School696 mSecondaryClosed
    St Augustine's Catholic Primary School940 mPrimaryOpen
    St Augustine's Catholic Primary School940 mPrimaryClosed
    St Peter's Catholic School982 mSecondaryClosed
    St Peter's Catholic School982 mSecondaryOpen
    • Cranmore Infant School
      Distance
      262 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
      Distance
      405 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Alderbrook School
      Distance
      670 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Alderbrook Leading Edge School and Arts College
      Distance
      670 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Solihull)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Alcott Hall Junior and Infant SchoolPrimaryB37 7PYClosed
    Balsall Common Primary SchoolPrimaryCV7 7FSOpen
    Balsall Common Primary SchoolPrimaryCV7 7FSClosed
    Bennetts Well Junior and Infant SchoolPrimaryB37 5ABClosed
    Bentley Heath Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryB93 9ASOpen
    • Alcott Hall Junior and Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B37 7PY
      Status
      Closed
    • Balsall Common Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV7 7FS
      Status
      Open
    • Balsall Common Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CV7 7FS
      Status
      Closed
    • Bennetts Well Junior and Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B37 5AB
      Status
      Closed
    • Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
    Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
    Distance
    696 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Tudor Grange School
    Distance
    696 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    940 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    940 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Peter's Catholic School
    Distance
    982 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Peter's Catholic School
    Distance
    982 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B93 9AS
    Status
    Open