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Grace Academy Solihull

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy

Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham B37 5JS · solihull.graceacademy.org.uk · 0121 329 4600

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.2
average Attainment 8 score. Solihull 47, England 46
Last distance offered
0.88 mi
1.42 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Catchment (without sibling) · Solihull Council
Demand for places
1.4
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
884
80% of 1,100 places
Local authority
Solihull
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
51.6%
First language not English
4.1%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Tove Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Catchment (without sibling)” went to a home 0.88 mi (1.42 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.01 mi (1.63 km). Source: Solihull Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 242 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 234 (Places 172)234September 2023: 228 (Places 175)228September 2024: 267 (Places 190)267September 2025: 257 (Places 182)257September 2026: 242 (Places 172)242Places 172
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261722421.4▲67%
September 2025Sept 20251822571.4▲66%
September 2024Sept 20241902671.4▲63%
September 2023Sept 20231752281.3▲71%
September 2022Sept 20221722341.4▲69%

Last distance offered

Year 7 – Catchment (without sibling)Distance
September 20260.88 mi1.42 km
September 20251.01 mi1.63 km
September 20240.97 mi1.56 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 38.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Solihull it was 47, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.4 (England 46.3)48.42017/18: 48.4 (England 46.5)48.42018/19: 45.6 (England 46.7)45.62021/22: 47.3 (England 48.8)47.32022/23: 46.2 (England 46.3)46.22023/24: 43.9 (England 45.9)43.92024/25: 44.2 (England 46.0)44.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.246.0
▼38.8%45.4%
▼59.2%64.8%
▼18.4%40.5%
▼3.654.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form18.9−4.6
Sixth form college9.1−2.3
Further education51+9.4
Other education0.7—
Apprenticeship0.7−4
Employment1.4−2
Not in a lasting destination13.3+4.6
Activity not captured4.9−1.8

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 21.8 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 22.6 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 26.5 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 27.9 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 36.5 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 27.2 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 21.4 (England 34.4)D2024/25: 26.4 (England 35.0)C-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
26 studentsC- (26.4)Well below average -0.95
26 studentsC- (26.4)Well below average -0.95
28 studentsDist- (33.3)Average -0.13
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2425D (21.4)-0.74
2022/2320C- (27.2)—
2021/2216B- (36.5)—
2018/1917C- (27.9)-0.45
2017/1830C- (26.5)-0.31
2016/1759D+ (22.6)-0.54
2015/1663D+ (21.8)-0.05

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University40−5
Apprenticeship3.3—
Employment300
Not in a lasting destination23.3+8.3
Activity not captured3.3−1.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Grace Academy Solihull on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
19 May 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
96%
Replies
68
8% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲99% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved●80% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲91% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲88% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲90% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲53% agreeEngland 43%

based on 17 parents (25%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲82% agreeEngland 63%

based on 17 parents (25%) with SEND

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