Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 148085
- Address
- Stratford Road, Shirley, B90 4AY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 443 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.2%
- Persistent absence
- 7.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 79%
Irish 5.9%
Mixed 5%
Chinese 2.9%
Other White 2.3%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Irish Traveller 1.1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsAverage0.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 13
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 24 14 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 25 30 |
| Year 1 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 3 | 58 19 39 |
| Year 4 | 63 31 32 |
| Year 5 | 61 31 30 |
| Year 6 | 62 33 29 |