North Solihull schools excel in new guide

TWO of the best state primary schools in Solihull are to be found in the north of the borough, according to a new set of rankings.
The Real Schools Guide 2018, compiled by newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror, places St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, in Kingshurst, and Smith's Wood Primary Academy in the top five.
A spokesperson for St Anthony's said: "This is a great achievement for our school community and a testament to the hard work of pupils, staff, parents and governors."
Now in its fifth year, the annual report differs from traditional league tables in that it does not just depend on exam results.
Overall more than 40 sources of data are used, including progress made, the school's teacher to pupil ratio and absence rates.
Sharmans Cross Junior School, St George and Teresa Catholic Primary, in Bentley Heath, and Oak Cottage Primary, near Olton, completed the top five.