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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 November 2017Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry572 applications · 235 places offered · 263 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Solihull median median 3.2
- 2025 2.4; Solihull median median 3.0
- 2024 2.6; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2023 2.7; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2022 2.8; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2021 2.6; Solihull median median 2.9
- 2020 2.6; Solihull median median 2.9
- 2019 2.6; Solihull median median 3.0
- 2018 2.4; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2017 1.8; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2016 1.8; Solihull median median 2.4
- 2015 1.8; Solihull median median 2.7
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 235 | 572 | 2.4 | 263 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2025 | 234 | 570 | 2.4 | 284 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2024 | 238 | 625 | 2.6 | 322 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2023 | 231 | 616 | 2.7 | 278 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2022 | 235 | 652 | 2.8 | 342 | 1.46 |
| Sep 2021 | 226 | 581 | 2.6 | 272 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2020 | 240 | 633 | 2.6 | 335 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2019 | 233 | 596 | 2.6 | 258 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2018 | 236 | 577 | 2.4 | 315 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2017 | 235 | 414 | 1.8 | 188 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 | 200 | 352 | 1.8 | 149 | 0.75 |
| Sep 2015 | 206 | 367 | 1.8 | 163 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2014 | 226 | 395 | 1.8 | 201 | 0.89 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 194 | 46.1 | 42% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 199 | 45.6 | 41% | 63% | – |
| 2023/24 | 197 | 44.9 | 40% | 65% | −0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 203 | 44.5 | 33% | 64% | −0.26 |
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
- Park Hall AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.4applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · Birmingham20262.2applications per place 34.8Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · SolihullSpecial measures 20262.4applications per place 33.0Attainment 8
- 3.1 km · SolihullGraded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place 33.4Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Solihull20263.2applications per place 42.1Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · BirminghamGood20244.1applications per place 36.7Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · SolihullGraded · no overall grade202434.5Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · Birmingham20264.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · Birmingham20253.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 135971 · 334/6906
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,450 pupils · 1,269 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2009
- Replaced
- Park Hall School (URN 104116)
- Address
- Water Orton Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9HF
- Local authority
- Solihull
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources