Academy sponsor led · Solihull

Grace Academy Solihull

11–18Ages
884Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
129342URN

Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

0.5 above Solihull median (3.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Solihull

633 applications for 172 places · 5th of 14 in Solihull

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.0of 90

Solihull 46.1 England 46.0

11th of 15 in Solihull

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 22 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision		Expected standard
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.7applications per place, Year 7

0.5 above Solihull median (3.2) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

633 applications · 172 places offered · 242 named it first

2026 3.7; Solihull median median 3.2
2025 3.6; Solihull median median 3.0
2024 3.6; Solihull median median 3.1
2023 3.9; Solihull median median 3.1
2022 3.8; Solihull median median 3.1
2021 3.8; Solihull median median 2.9
2020 3.8; Solihull median median 2.9
2019 3.6; Solihull median median 3.0
2018 3.2; Solihull median median 2.6
2017 2.3; Solihull median median 2.6
2016 2.1; Solihull median median 2.4
2015 2.0; Solihull median median 2.7
2014 2.5; Solihull median median 2.5

This school
Solihull median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	172	633	3.7	242	1.41
Sep 2025	182	660	3.6	257	1.41
Sep 2024	190	675	3.6	267	1.41
Sep 2023	175	676	3.9	228	1.30
Sep 2022	172	659	3.8	234	1.36
Sep 2021	169	644	3.8	211	1.25
Sep 2020	172	646	3.8	195	1.13
Sep 2019	160	581	3.6	179	1.12
Sep 2018	178	574	3.2	184	1.03
Sep 2017	177	413	2.3	135	0.76
Sep 2016	160	333	2.1	93	0.58
Sep 2015	166	324	2.0	103	0.62
Sep 2014	149	366	2.5	96	0.64

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

144 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.011th of 15 in Solihull

Solihull 46.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%11th of 15 in Solihull

Solihull 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths60%

Solihull 65% England 66%

This school
Solihull median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.07

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	144	43.0	36%	60%	–
2024/25	147	44.2	39%	59%	–
2023/24	143	43.9	45%	63%	−0.07
2022/23	164	46.2	44%	64%	−0.09

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Grace Academy SolihullThis school
This school

2026

3.7applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
John Henry Newman Catholic College
1.0 km · Solihull

2026

3.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
Tile Cross Academy
1.3 km · Birmingham

Good2024

4.1applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
1.3 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2024

34.5Attainment 8
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
1.3 km · Solihull

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 33.4Attainment 8
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy
1.7 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.9applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Cockshut Hill School
2.4 km · Birmingham

Good2023

3.0applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Smith's Wood Academy
2.7 km · Solihull

Special measures 2026

2.4applications per place 33.0Attainment 8
The Coleshill School
3.6 km · Warwickshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 42.0Attainment 8

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.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 129342 · 334/6905
Trust: Tove Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 884 on roll
Free school meals: 51.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2006
Replaced: Whitesmore School (URN 104117)
Address: Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5JS
Local authority: Solihull

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources