Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James

About Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James

Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted, a grade it has held across its most recent inspections. In its 2024 ungraded inspection, the school was confirmed to remain Outstanding, though with a note of concerns that led to a Section 5 next inspection. The school’s most recent graded inspection, in 2017, awarded top marks for overall effectiveness, leadership and management, and early years provision. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure places the school comfortably above the Solihull local authority average of 67%. It also ranks Tudor Grange 8th out of 42 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 25% nationally.

Digging into the detail, the school’s maths and reading scores are notably strong. The average scaled score in maths was 107, and in reading it was 108, both above the national benchmark of 100. In maths, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard, and 37% achieved the higher standard. Reading saw 83% at expected and 40% at higher. Writing was similarly solid, with 87% at expected and 17% at the higher level. The school does not publish progress scores for any of the three subjects, so it is not possible to say how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points. However, the attainment outcomes alone suggest a school that consistently delivers above-average results. The early years provision was also rated Outstanding in the 2017 inspection, which aligns with the strong foundation the school appears to provide from the nursery stage upwards.

The school is oversubscribed by a considerable margin: for 29 places in the 2025/26 reception intake, there were 184 applications, with 78 families putting it as their first preference. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 6.34, meaning competition for places is high. Tudor Grange is a Church of England primary with a nursery provision, and its facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, art studios, a library, a sensory room and a chapel. It offers a broad range of sports and clubs, from swimming and athletics to eco club and gardening. The school has a published list of SEND provisions covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional needs, speech and language challenges, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking a high-attaining, faith-based primary in Solihull with strong early years provision, this is a school that delivers on results but requires a realistic application strategy given the demand.

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