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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
- 13 November 2013Graded 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 entry371 applications · 201 places offered · 160 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Solihull median median 3.2
- 2025 1.6; Solihull median median 3.0
- 2024 1.6; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2023 1.6; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2022 1.9; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2021 1.9; Solihull median median 2.9
- 2020 1.9; Solihull median median 2.9
- 2019 1.9; Solihull median median 3.0
- 2018 1.9; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2017 1.8; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2016 2.0; Solihull median median 2.4
- 2015 1.9; Solihull median median 2.7
- 2014 2.2; 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 | 201 | 371 | 1.9 | 160 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2025 | 228 | 362 | 1.6 | 161 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2024 | 233 | 369 | 1.6 | 161 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2023 | 258 | 424 | 1.6 | 191 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2022 | 234 | 444 | 1.9 | 189 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2021 | 234 | 440 | 1.9 | 187 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 | 238 | 458 | 1.9 | 213 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 | 236 | 437 | 1.9 | 185 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 449 | 1.9 | 221 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 229 | 412 | 1.8 | 213 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2016 | 209 | 418 | 2.0 | 197 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 215 | 413 | 1.9 | 206 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 | 205 | 447 | 2.2 | 205 | 1.00 |
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.) | 197 | 44.3 | 43% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 213 | 47.2 | 47% | 72% | – |
| 2023/24 | 193 | 45.9 | 49% | 65% | −0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 200 | 44.3 | 37% | 66% | −0.18 |
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
- Heart of England SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20241.9applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · CoventryGood20231.9applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · CoventryRemains Good20232.6applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · CoventryGraded · no overall grade20252.7applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · CoventryRemains Good202243.6Attainment 8
- 6.2 km · SolihullGood20222.9applications per place 59.3Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · WarwickshireOutstanding20232.8applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · CoventryGood20242.1applications per place 50.4Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · CoventryGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 50.7Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136909 · 334/4030
- Trust
- Heart of England School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,365 pupils · 1,185 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2011
- Replaced
- Heart of England School (URN 104115)
- Address
- Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FW
- Local authority
- Solihull
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources