Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Solihull
Green Lane, Birmingham, B36 0BX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 26/01/2022
Application demand
89%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
14.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
487
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
450 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
89%
1st preference success rate
119 of 134 families who put it first got an offer
119
Places offered
213
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 134 | 119 | ● 89% |
| 2nd preference | 40 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 213 | 119 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Solihull lets families list 5 preferences. 45 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Justin Stokes
- Address
- Green Lane, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0BX
- Phone
- 01217473369
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward / constituency
- Castle Bromwich · Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149490
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PROSPER TOGETHER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
487 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
03 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
26 January 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 243 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Solihull council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.