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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 24 April 2018Graded 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 entry1,499 applications · 267 places offered · 289 named it first
- 2026 5.6; Solihull median median 3.2
- 2025 5.2; Solihull median median 3.0
- 2024 5.4; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2023 5.4; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2022 5.1; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2021 4.5; Solihull median median 2.9
- 2020 5.3; Solihull median median 2.9
- 2019 5.2; Solihull median median 3.0
- 2018 4.8; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2017 4.9; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2016 3.8; Solihull median median 2.4
- 2015 4.3; Solihull median median 2.7
- 2014 4.2; 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 | 267 | 1,499 | 5.6 | 289 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2025 | 267 | 1,378 | 5.2 | 320 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2024 | 272 | 1,456 | 5.4 | 325 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2023 | 273 | 1,461 | 5.4 | 341 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2022 | 275 | 1,388 | 5.1 | 293 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 266 | 1,207 | 4.5 | 237 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 | 250 | 1,324 | 5.3 | 260 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 | 246 | 1,271 | 5.2 | 260 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2018 | 246 | 1,170 | 4.8 | 253 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 247 | 1,201 | 4.9 | 253 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2016 | 265 | 1,015 | 3.8 | 220 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 | 238 | 1,029 | 4.3 | 237 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 240 | 1,006 | 4.2 | 234 | 0.98 |
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.) | 281 | 52.4 | 60% | 80% | – |
| 2024/25 | 257 | 54.2 | 65% | 83% | – |
| 2023/24 | 247 | 53.9 | 60% | 80% | +0.45 |
| 2022/23 | 264 | 53.4 | 67% | 83% | +0.48 |
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
- Alderbrook SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20235.6applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 0.3 km · SolihullGraded · no overall grade20255.6applications per place 59.1Attainment 8
- 0.6 km · SolihullGraded · no overall grade20254.0applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · SolihullGood20213.5applications per place 52.0Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · SolihullStandards maintained20242.8applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · SolihullGood20235.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 4.4 km · BirminghamStandards maintained20243.5applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · BirminghamRequires improvement20242.5applications per place 34.1Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · BirminghamSpecial measures 20263.1applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136994 · 334/4015
- Trust
- Alderbrook School
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,650 pupils · 1,701 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Alderbrook Leading Edge School and Arts College (URN 104110)
- Address
- Blossomfield Road, Solihull, B91 1SN
- Local authority
- Solihull
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources