OFSTED
15 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 October 2019
Graded inspection
Good
Published
19 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Solihull
Trust
MARSTON GREEN INFANT TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
326
308 full-time ·
18 part-time
Female pupils
168
51.5% of pupils
Male pupils
158
48.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.2 pts
below England
School
19.6%
Solihull
24.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.2 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Solihull
13.7%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Solihull
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.4%
223
White and Black Caribbean
7.4%
24
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
11
Indian
3.4%
11
Any other Asian background
3.1%
10
White and Asian
3.1%
10
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.0%
39 of
326 pupils
8.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.40%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.18 pts
higher than
England
School
6.40%
Solihull
6.93%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.11%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.30 pts
higher than
England
School
16.11%
Solihull
17.64%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.14 pts
lower than
England
School
1.67%
Solihull
2.39%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
120.7%
32.6 pts
above England
Marston Green Infant Academy
120.7%
Solihull
94.5%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.