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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 November 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 5 March 2019Graded 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 entry680 applications · 246 places offered · 123 named it first
- 2026 2.8; Solihull median median 3.2
- 2025 2.6; Solihull median median 3.0
- 2024 2.9; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2023 3.1; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2022 3.2; Solihull median median 3.1
- 2021 2.9; Solihull median median 2.9
- 2020 2.9; Solihull median median 2.9
- 2019 3.0; Solihull median median 3.0
- 2018 2.9; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2017 2.7; Solihull median median 2.6
- 2016 2.6; Solihull median median 2.4
- 2015 2.7; Solihull median median 2.7
- 2014 3.2; 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 | 246 | 680 | 2.8 | 123 | 0.50 |
| Sep 2025 | 230 | 589 | 2.6 | 117 | 0.51 |
| Sep 2024 | 234 | 677 | 2.9 | 140 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2023 | 237 | 737 | 3.1 | 179 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2022 | 237 | 766 | 3.2 | 198 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2021 | 235 | 692 | 2.9 | 216 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 237 | 697 | 2.9 | 199 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2019 | 239 | 720 | 3.0 | 228 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2018 | 239 | 692 | 2.9 | 217 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 | 237 | 644 | 2.7 | 193 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2016 | 238 | 620 | 2.6 | 221 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 239 | 655 | 2.7 | 211 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2014 | 202 | 645 | 3.2 | 201 | 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.) | 215 | 46.7 | 39% | 61% | – |
| 2024/25 | 225 | 50.6 | 46% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 223 | 48.0 | 46% | 71% | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 220 | 44.4 | 38% | 61% | +0.11 |
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
- Lode Heath SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.8applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
- 2.3 km · SolihullGood20235.5applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · SolihullGraded · no overall grade20254.0applications per place 53.7Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · SolihullRemains Good20235.6applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · SolihullGraded · no overall grade20255.6applications per place 59.1Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · SolihullGood20223.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 3.6 km · BirminghamSpecial measures 20263.1applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · BirminghamStandards maintained20243.5applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 4.6 km · SolihullGood20213.5applications per place 52.0Attainment 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
- 137008 · 334/4019
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,115 pupils · 1,096 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Lode Heath School (URN 104113)
- Address
- Lode Lane, Solihull, B91 2HW
- Local authority
- Solihull
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources