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Faith schools in and near Knowle and Dorridge

All 3 faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Knowle and Dorridge

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  1. Knowle Church of England Primary Academy

    Solihull, B93 0JE · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Knowle and Dorridge faith schools average.

    60 first choices, 60 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Knowle and Dorridge faith schools 74%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Knowle and Dorridge faith schools about 7
    Pupils
    468
    View school Knowle Church of England Primary Academy
  2. St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School

    Solihull, B93 8PA · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Knowle and Dorridge faith schools average.

    15 first choices, 15 offers made

    Ready for secondary school70%

    Knowle and Dorridge faith schools 74%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Knowle and Dorridge faith schools about 7
    Pupils
    176
    View school St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
  3. Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School

    Solihull, B93 9AS · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Knowle and Dorridge faith schools average.

    23 first choices, 25 offers made

    Ready for secondary school77%

    Knowle and Dorridge faith schools 74%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Knowle and Dorridge faith schools about 7
    Pupils
    324
    View school Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School

Just outside Knowle and Dorridge

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Knowle and Dorridge.

  1. St Alphege Church of England Junior School

    2.0 miles from Knowle and Dorridge · State · Primary · Ages 7 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Knowle and Dorridge faith schools average.

    Ready for secondary school86%

    Knowle and Dorridge faith schools 74%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Knowle and Dorridge faith schools about 7
    Pupils
    252
    View school St Alphege Church of England Junior School
  2. Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School

    2.2 miles from Knowle and Dorridge · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Knowle and Dorridge faith schools average, high absence.

    15 first choices, 17 offers made

    Ready for secondary school86%

    Knowle and Dorridge faith schools 74%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Knowle and Dorridge faith schools about 7
    Pupils
    146
    View school Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School
The big picture

How Knowle and Dorridge's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Knowle and Dorridge 74%England 62%St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School: 70%Knowle Church of England Primary Academy: 73%Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School: 77%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Knowle and Dorridge average 3.7%Knowle Church of England Primary Academy: 3.3%Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School: 3.5%St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School: 4.2%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge

Ofsted grades in Knowle and Dorridge

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Knowle and Dorridge

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 3 faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge, explained

There are 3 faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge, teaching 968 children. 0 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

74.1% of pupils in Knowle and Dorridge faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 70% to 77%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

8.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £5,893 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 6.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Knowle and Dorridge?
There are 3 faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge on Eduscope are Knowle Church of England Primary Academy, St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School and Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Knowle and Dorridge faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Knowle and Dorridge is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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