George Fentham Endowed School
Voluntary aided school in Solihull, B92 0AY, taking ages 3 to 11, 220 on roll.
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In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 2.61 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
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The circle is 4.6 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2023.
George Fentham Endowed School: 4.6 miles, 2023 Knowle Church of England Primary Academy: 3.17 miles, published by Solihull
Draw the circle for a published year
3 years published by Solihull, newest first. The figure at the top of this page is the newest of them.
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When George Fentham Endowed School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
Source: Solihull, published admission distances
Where George Fentham Endowed School and Knowle Church of England Primary Academy are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Knowle Church of England Primary Academy admitted from 3.17 miles in the latest published year, published by Solihull. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
No postcode district has its centre inside both distances. The two schools admit from 4.6 and 3.17 miles, and the ground those circles share holds no district centre, which is a fact about where the centres fall rather than about any one address. The map above shows both, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to George Fentham Endowed School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.03 mi | 2.6 mi |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree Both in reach | Primary | 2.1 mi | 2.7 mi |
| Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 1.1 mi | 2.8 mi |
| Knowle Church of England Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 3.17 mi | 2.8 mi |
| Balsall Common Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.6 mi | 3.5 mi |
| Marston Green Infant Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.8 mi | 3.5 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 220 pupils in 240 places (92% full) |
| Local authority | Solihull |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Meeting the expected standard | 73.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73.0% |
| 2023/24 | 66.0% |
| 2022/23 | 70.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to George Fentham Endowed School
| Girls and boys | 52.3% girls, 47.7% boys |
| English as an additional language | 12.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 14.1% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Postcode districts within 2.61 miles
Districts whose centre falls inside the latest published distance. A district is wide, so check the address itself rather than the list.
| District | Area | From the school |
|---|---|---|
| B40 | Solihull | 2.3 mi |
Getting to George Fentham Endowed School by bus
Best-served stop: White Lion, 0.1 mi away, with 1.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:05, last 20:48.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Lion | 0.1 mi | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 82 |
| Hampton-in-Arden Church | 0.1 mi | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 82 |
| Hampton In Arden Station | 0.2 mi | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 82 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for George Fentham Endowed School?
George Fentham Endowed School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 2.61 miles away, per Solihull.
How close do I need to live to get a place at George Fentham Endowed School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.61 miles was enough in the latest published year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near George Fentham Endowed School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Solihull school's distance
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Admission distance published by Solihull. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.