Cheswick Green Primary School

About Cheswick Green Primary School

If you're a parent weighing up Cheswick Green Primary School, the numbers suggest it's a popular choice locally. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 86 applications for just 28 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.07. Of those, 27 families put it as their first preference, and 27 first-preference offers were made, meaning almost every family who wanted it most got a spot. That level of demand is a strong signal from other parents. The school is a state primary for mixed genders, ages 2 to 11, with a nursery provision on site. It sits in Solihull, a borough where only five out of 59 primary schools hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating, so Cheswick Green's consistent Good rating — confirmed in its most recent ungraded inspection in 2023 — puts it in solid company.

Academically, Cheswick Green's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 60%, which is below the Solihull local authority average of 67%. In reading, 67% hit the expected standard and 30% reached the higher standard; in maths, 80% met the expected level and 23% achieved the higher standard. Writing saw 77% at expected and 10% at higher. The average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 106 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom half for its combined expected standard metric, sitting at percentile 56. Within Solihull, it ranks 29th out of 42 primary schools. The school's Ofsted report from 2014 graded leadership and management as Good, and the 2023 ungraded inspection confirmed the school remains Good, with no change in rating.

The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, forest school area, gymnasium, sensory room, art studios and a chapel. Sports provision covers netball, football, rounders, dance, gymnastics, tennis and cross country, while clubs include chess, choir and gardening. For SEND, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 20.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a reasonably diverse intake. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Shirley Heath Junior School, 2.5 km away. Cheswick Green suits families who value a well-subscribed local school with a broad range of enrichment activities and clear SEND support, even if its academic outcomes sit slightly below the LA average.

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