Greswolde Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 1DY
10 reasons to choose Oak Cottage Primary School
Top line
Oak Cottage Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Solihull and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Oak Cottage Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2019) inspection. It is one of the 5 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Solihull LEA.
Average class size
Oak Cottage Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Oak Cottage Primary School ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 21% of schools.
The Oak Cottage Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Oak Cottage Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Oak Cottage Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Oak Cottage Primary School
Eversfield Prep School (1.4 miles); Ruckleigh School (1.7 miles); Solihull Preparatory School, Saint Martin’s (2.2 miles).
St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School, Hall Green (1.7 miles); Hall Green Junior School (2.2 miles); St Alphege Church of England Schools, Solihull (2.2 miles).
Solihull School (2 miles); Kimichi School (2.3 miles).
Alderbrook School (2 miles); Ninestiles, an Academy (2.2 miles); Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull (2.2 miles).