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Schools in Solihull

  • 84State-funded schools
  • 60Primary
  • 15Secondary
  • 6Special
  • West MidlandsRegion
Applications per placeCircle size: applications
First choice · secondary 2026
80%
4 pts below England (84%)
2,632 families applied
First choice · primary 2026
92%
close to England (92%)
2,090 families applied
Applications per place · secondary
3.2
1.0 above England median (2.2)
Median school
New Ofsted report cards
18of 84 schools
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How hard is it to get a place here?

DfE · families living in Solihull
Secondary (Year 7) · Sept 2026
80%got their first choice
4 pts below England (84%)

2,632 applicants · 2.9% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 80%; England 84%
  2. 2025 78%; England 84%
  3. 2024 76%; England 83%
  4. 2023 73%; England 83%
  5. 2022 76%; England 83%
  6. 2021 81%; England 81%
  7. 2020 79%; England 82%
  8. 2019 79%; England 81%
  9. 2018 78%; England 82%
  10. 2017 77%; England 83%
  11. 2016 81%; England 84%
  12. 2015 82%; England 84%
  13. 2014 81%; England 85%
  • Solihull
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,63279.7%93.6%2.9%
Sep 20252,75578.4%92.8%3.2%
Sep 20242,77776.3%90.9%4.5%
Sep 20232,84873.4%90.0%5.3%
Sep 20222,67275.8%91.7%4.5%
Sep 20212,44181.1%94.1%2.3%
Sep 20202,45478.7%92.9%3.3%
Sep 20192,48179.3%92.4%2.5%
Sep 20182,54877.9%93.0%4.6%
Sep 20172,50477.3%93.2%4.6%
Sep 20162,41181.0%94.4%2.8%
Sep 20152,37181.6%95.0%2.9%
Sep 20142,32881.1%95.6%1.6%
Primary (Reception) · Sept 2026
92%got their first choice
close to England (92%)

2,090 applicants · 1.0% offered none of the schools they named

  1. 2026 92%; England 92%
  2. 2025 93%; England 93%
  3. 2024 91%; England 93%
  4. 2023 93%; England 92%
  5. 2022 90%; England 92%
  6. 2021 91%; England 92%
  7. 2020 89%; England 90%
  8. 2019 90%; England 91%
  9. 2018 89%; England 91%
  10. 2017 86%; England 90%
  11. 2016 89%; England 88%
  12. 2015 87%; England 88%
  13. 2014 88%; England 88%
  • Solihull
  • England
Every year as a table
EntryApplicantsFirst choiceOne of first threeNone they named
Sep 20262,09091.7%98.8%1.0%
Sep 20252,11592.6%99.2%0.7%
Sep 20242,27291.5%98.4%1.2%
Sep 20232,26592.5%98.6%1.1%
Sep 20222,24290.5%97.8%1.9%
Sep 20212,31190.8%97.8%1.6%
Sep 20202,44388.9%96.9%2.3%
Sep 20192,48889.8%97.3%2.2%
Sep 20182,52989.1%96.0%3.7%
Sep 20172,55486.4%95.9%3.6%
Sep 20162,66288.6%96.1%3.6%
Sep 20152,56687.4%95.3%3.9%
Sep 20142,41588.0%95.5%3.7%

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 18 schools of 84 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (11)
  • Post-16 provision (3)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 49 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding4
  • Good43
  • Requires improvement2
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 16 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education475–
Behaviour and attitudes1033–
Personal development961–
Leadership and management754–

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 1.

Latest report cards

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Secondary schools in Solihull

15 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Graded · no overall grade2025 5.6 applications per place 59.1 10%
Alderbrook School Remains Good2023 5.6 applications per place 52.4 20%
Langley School Good2023 5.5 applications per place 45.8 28%
St Peter's Catholic School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 4.0 applications per place 53.7 18%
Grace Academy Solihull 2026 3.7 applications per place 43.0 52%
Light Hall School Good2021 3.5 applications per place 52.0 24%
John Henry Newman Catholic College Faith 2026 3.2 applications per place 42.1 44%
Lyndon School Good2022 3.2 applications per place 50.2 32%
Arden Good2022 2.9 applications per place 59.3 12%
Lode Heath School Standards maintained2024 2.8 applications per place 46.7 28%
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Graded · no overall grade2025 2.6 applications per place 33.4 60%
Park Hall Academy Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 46.1 35%
Smith's Wood Academy Special measures 2026 2.4 applications per place 33.0 65%
Heart of England School Remains Good · concerns noted2024 1.9 applications per place 44.3 18%
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) Graded · no overall grade2024 no data 34.5 49%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in Solihull

60 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
Oak Cottage Primary School Standards maintained2025 8.1 applications per place – 5%
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James Faith 2026 7.5 applications per place 50% 9%
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 6.1 applications per place 77% 10%
Cheswick Green Primary School Remains Good2023 5.2 applications per place 67% 21%
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath Remains Good2024 4.8small intake applications per place 63% 5%
Kineton Green Primary School Remains Good2020 4.2 applications per place 59% 38%
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Faith 2026 4.2 applications per place 60% 11%
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Good2022 3.8 applications per place – 10%
St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 3.8 applications per place 70% 11%
Burman Infant School Graded · no overall grade2025 3.6 applications per place – 11%
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree Good2024 3.6 applications per place 80% 21%
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith Good2022 3.5 applications per place 70% 8%
Cranmore Infant School 2026 3.5 applications per place – 13%
Knowle Church of England Primary Academy Faith Good2023 3.3 applications per place 73% 8%
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2023 3.3 applications per place 84% 7%
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 3.2 applications per place 57% 44%
Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy Good2023 3.1 applications per place – 7%
Meriden Church of England Primary School Faith Good2022 3.1small intake applications per place 57% 16%
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School Faith Good2024 3.1 applications per place 73% 22%
Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School Faith Good2023 2.9 applications per place 86% 31%
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley 2026 2.9 applications per place 68% 18%
Ulverley School Remains Good2024 2.9 applications per place 58% 23%
Mill Lodge Primary School Remains Good2023 2.8 applications per place 56% 27%
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.8 applications per place 79% 14%
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Faith 2026 2.7 applications per place 73% 32%
Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Standards maintained2025 2.6 applications per place – 28%
Dickens Heath Community Primary School 2026 2.6 applications per place 74% 14%
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 2.6 applications per place 73% 17%
Woodlands Infant School Good2022 2.6 applications per place – 13%
Tidbury Green School Good2023 2.5 applications per place 67% 21%
St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy Faith Remains Good2023 2.4 applications per place 77% 11%
Olton Primary School Good2023 2.4 applications per place 68% 19%
Dorridge Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.4 applications per place 78% 5%
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Faith Good2024 2.4 applications per place 63% 14%
Peterbrook Primary School Graded · no overall grade2024 2.4 applications per place – 27%
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.3 applications per place – 7%
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 2.3 applications per place 76% 32%
Monkspath Junior and Infant School 2026 2.3 applications per place 83% 9%
Greswold Primary School Remains Good2023 2.3 applications per place 67% 17%
Valley Primary Good2023 2.3 applications per place – 16%
Kingshurst Primary School Requires improvement2023 2.2 applications per place 55% 65%
Smith's Wood Primary Academy Remains Outstanding2023 2.2 applications per place 82% 52%
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School Faith Good2024 2.2 applications per place 61% 55%
Coleshill Heath School Good2021 2.1 applications per place – 63%
Fordbridge Community Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 74% 60%
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School 2026 2.1 applications per place – 23%
George Fentham Endowed School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 1.8 applications per place 73% 16%
Marston Green Infant Academy Standards maintained2025 1.8 applications per place – 20%
Windy Arbor Primary School 2026 1.8 applications per place 66% 59%
Balsall Common Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.6 applications per place 76% 9%
Yorkswood Primary School Requires improvement2022 1.6 applications per place 46% 68%
Castle Bromwich Junior School 2026 no data 62% 37%
Coppice Academy 2026 no data 60% 33%
Haslucks Green School Remains Good2024 no data – 14%
Marston Green Junior School Graded · no overall grade2024 no data 58% 29%
Sharmans Cross Junior School 2026 no data 68% 12%
Shirley Heath Junior School Graded · no overall grade2024 no data 64% 17%
Solihull Sixth Form College Not yet inspected no data – 0%
St Alphege Church of England Junior School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 no data 86% 10%
Widney Junior School Remains Good2024 no data 80% 17%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

9 schools