Most sought-after schools in Solihull

Ordered by how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out.

This list is sorted by one number: first preferences per place. For each school it is the number of families who named it first, divided by the number of offers it made, in the newest year we hold. A higher number means more families wanted a place than there were places.

This is not a list of the best schools. It does not measure how good a school is, how happy the children are, or how well they do. It also does not tell you whether a child would get a place: that depends on where you live, the year, and the council's rules. It only shows how many people applied.

#	School	First preferences per place	Newest intake	Latest Ofsted
1	Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James Solihull, primary	2.72	2026	School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
2	Oak Cottage Primary School Solihull, primary	2.57	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
3	St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School Birmingham, primary	1.77	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
4	St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Solihull, primary	1.61	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
5	Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Coventry, primary	1.41	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
6	Grace Academy Solihull Birmingham, secondary	1.41	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
7	Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Solihull, secondary	1.36	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
8	St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Birmingham, primary	1.23	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
9	Smith's Wood Primary Academy Birmingham, primary	1.22	2026	School remains Outstanding (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
10	Langley School Solihull, secondary	1.21	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
11	St Peter's Catholic School Solihull, secondary	1.20	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
12	John Henry Newman Catholic College Birmingham, secondary	1.14	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
13	Park Hall Academy Birmingham, secondary	1.12	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
14	Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree Solihull, primary	1.10	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
15	Alderbrook School Solihull, secondary	1.08	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
16	St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy Solihull, primary	1.07	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
17	Dorridge Primary School Solihull, primary	1.02	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
18	Light Hall School Solihull, secondary	1.02	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
19	Cranmore Infant School Solihull, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
20	Knowle Church of England Primary Academy Solihull, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
21	Meriden Church of England Primary School Coventry, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
22	Peterbrook Primary School Solihull, primary	1.00	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
23	St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Solihull, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
24	St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School Solihull, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
25	Tidbury Green School Solihull, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
26	Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath Solihull, primary	1.00	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
27	Valley Primary Solihull, primary	1.00	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
28	Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School Birmingham, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
29	Coleshill Heath School Birmingham, primary	0.98	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
30	Fordbridge Community Primary School Birmingham, primary	0.98	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
31	Kingshurst Primary School Birmingham, primary	0.98	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
32	Windy Arbor Primary School Birmingham, primary	0.98	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
33	Arden Solihull, secondary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
34	Lyndon School Solihull, secondary	0.97	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
35	Mill Lodge Primary School Solihull, primary	0.97	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
36	George Fentham Endowed School Solihull, primary	0.96	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
37	St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Solihull, primary	0.96	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
38	Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School Birmingham, primary	0.95	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
39	Marston Green Infant Academy Birmingham, primary	0.95	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
40	Dickens Heath Community Primary School Solihull, primary	0.94	2026	Strong standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
41	Monkspath Junior and Infant School Solihull, primary	0.94	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
42	St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Birmingham, primary	0.94	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
43	Ulverley School Solihull, primary	0.94	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
44	Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Solihull, primary	0.93	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
45	Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Solihull, primary	0.92	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
46	Balsall Common Primary School Coventry, primary	0.91	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
47	Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School Solihull, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
48	Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School Solihull, primary	0.90	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
49	St Anne's Catholic Primary School Birmingham, primary	0.90	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
50	Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy Solihull, primary	0.90	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
51	Cheswick Green Primary School Solihull, primary	0.89	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
52	St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School Solihull, primary	0.89	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
53	Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Solihull, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
54	Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School Solihull, primary	0.88	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
55	Greswold Primary School Solihull, primary	0.87	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
56	Yorkswood Primary School Birmingham, primary	0.84	2026	Requires improvement (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
57	Olton Primary School Solihull, primary	0.82	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
58	Heart of England School Coventry, secondary	0.80	2026	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
59	Kineton Green Primary School Solihull, primary	0.79	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
60	Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley Solihull, primary	0.75	2026	School remains Good (Ofsted ungraded inspection)
61	Burman Infant School Solihull, primary	0.74	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
62	Smith's Wood Academy Birmingham, secondary	0.72	2026	Expected standard (Ofsted report card (current framework))
63	Woodlands Infant School Solihull, primary	0.67	2026	Good (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
64	Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Birmingham, secondary	0.56	2026	Not judged (Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework))
65	Lode Heath School Solihull, secondary	0.50	2026	Standards maintained (Ofsted ungraded inspection)

Figures from the Department for Education, applications and offers. 65 schools in Solihull have a published per-place figure. Schools with too few places for the figure to mean anything are left off. All schools in Solihull · How we compare schools.