Schools in Solihull

65 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Solihull

Primary

Offered their first choice 91.7%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 88.6% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.8%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,090
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 91.7% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.8% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 3.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 88.6%.

The council's primary schools between them had 2,638 places for 2,090 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 79.8%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 81.0% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 93.6%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 2,632
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 79.8% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 93.6% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 1.3 points lower than in 2016, when it was 81.0%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 3,299 places for 2,632 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Solihull lodged 254 appeals about a school place.

136 of them were heard by a panel and 5 succeeded, which is about 4 in every 100 heard.

The other 118 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

Secondary

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Alderbrook School Solihull	1.08	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Arden Solihull	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Grace Academy Solihull Birmingham	1.41	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Heart of England School Coventry	0.80	-	School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Ofsted ungraded inspection
John Henry Newman Catholic College Birmingham	1.14	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
Langley School Solihull	1.21	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Light Hall School Solihull	1.02	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Lode Heath School Solihull	0.50	-	Standards maintained Ofsted ungraded inspection
Lyndon School Solihull	0.97	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Park Hall Academy Birmingham	1.12	-	School remains Good Ofsted ungraded inspection
Smith's Wood Academy Birmingham	0.72	-	Expected standard Ofsted report card (current framework)
St Peter's Catholic School Solihull	1.20	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst Birmingham	0.56	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull Solihull	1.36	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

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