SCHOOL PROFILE

Fordbridge Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149492
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 600 Published school capacity
Capacity used 87.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

6 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

16 January 2020
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 12 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Solihull
Trust PROSPER TOGETHER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 522 493 full-time · 29 part-time
Female pupils 254 48.7% of pupils
Male pupils 268 51.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.3%
31.5 pts above England
School 56.3%
Solihull 24.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

13.8%
6.5 pts below England
School 13.8%
Solihull 13.7%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

6.9%
5.9 pts above England
School 6.9%
Solihull 1.0%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
73.9%
386
White and Black Caribbean
5.7%
30
Any other Asian background
4.8%
25
Pakistani
2.7%
14
Any other White background
2.3%
12
Any other Black background
2.1%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 26.4% 138 of 522 pupils
5.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 26.4%
Solihull 21.0%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.6% 118 pupils
England 14.8% 7.8 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 47
Social, emotional & mental health 40
Autistic spectrum disorder 26
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Hearing impairment 3
Other difficulty or disability 3

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
Solihull 60.7%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

84.0%

10.2 pts above England

School 84.0%
Solihull 72.5%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Solihull 67.5%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Solihull 71.8%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.92%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.30 pts lower than England
School 5.92%
Solihull 6.93%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.31%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.50 pts lower than England
School 15.31%
Solihull 17.64%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.72%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.09 pts lower than England
School 0.72%
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

87.0% 1.2 pts below England
Fordbridge Community Primary School
87.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information