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Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley B90

Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands B90 4AY

10 reasons to choose Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley

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Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the best state primary schools in Solihull and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.

School fundamentals

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 13 members of Our Lady and All Saints Catholic Multi Academy Company. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2024) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.

Average class size

Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley has two classes per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley ranks in the top 18% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.

The Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley curriculum

School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. 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 in Year 5.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.

Sport at Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley

School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.

The Arts at Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

School hours are from 8.55am to 3.30pm though before and after school clubs can extend the day from 7.45am to 4.45pm. Out of school hours childcare from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided in the Parish Hall by external contractors.

Find another school near Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School, Shirley

Independent Prep Schools

Kingswood School, Solihull (0.6 miles); Ruckleigh School (2.4 miles); Eversfield Prep School (2.5 miles).

State Primary Schools

Dickens Heath Community Primary School (1.4 miles); St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Solihull (1.7 miles); St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School, Hall Green (1.9 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Solihull School (2.6 miles); Kimichi School (4.2 miles).

State Senior Schools

Alderbrook School (1.3 miles); Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull (1.4 miles); St Peter’s Catholic School and Specialist Science College (1.7 miles).

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