Mill Lodge Primary School

About Mill Lodge Primary School

Mill Lodge Primary School in Solihull holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. The school’s most telling academic metric is its Key Stage 2 performance in reading, writing and maths combined. In the 2023/24 academic year, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in all three subjects, which sits just above the Solihull local authority average of 67%. This places Mill Lodge 21st out of 42 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top half of local schools. The school’s ranking score of 68 also lands it in the top 50% nationally, at the 37th percentile. While the proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in all three subjects is low at 3%, individual subject results tell a more nuanced story: 35% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, compared with 29% in maths and 16% in writing. Average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 105 in maths, both above the national benchmark of 100.

The Ofsted inspection in September 2023 was an ungraded visit, meaning the school remains Good without a full graded reassessment. The previous graded inspection in 2014 also rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management and early years provision both scoring 2 (Good) at that time. The school’s Progress 8 scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, the solid SATs results suggest consistent teaching across the core subjects. Mill Lodge serves a mixed catchment, with 26.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average. The school has a capacity of 210 but currently houses 243 pupils, indicating it is popular and operating above its official limit.

Admissions are highly competitive. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 90 applications for just 29 places, an oversubscription ratio of 3.1 to one. Of those, 37 were first-preference applications, and all 29 places went to first-preference families. This means that if you live outside the catchment or are not a first-preference applicant, securing a place is unlikely. The school offers a nursery provision for younger children and a range of facilities including a Forest School, sensory room, gymnasium and library. SEND support is extensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and a resourced provision. Sports include football, rounders, athletics and cross country, while clubs such as gardening, choir and eco club round out the offer. This is a solid, well-subscribed local primary that suits families who can secure a place and value strong core academic outcomes alongside good pastoral and SEND support.

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