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Heart of England School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 7FW · heart-england.co.uk · 01676 535222
Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Solihull 47, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,185
- 87% of 1,365 places
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 160 families put the school first and 201 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 201 | 160 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 228 | 161 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 233 | 161 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 258 | 191 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 234 | 189 | 0.8 | 89% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.2, and 46.5% 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+ (32.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲64.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.23 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 39.9 | −5.2 |
| Sixth form college | 6.7 | +0.4 |
| Further education | 37.3 | −3 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2 | +4.7 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 students | C+ (32.2) | Above average +0.19 | |
| 68 students | C+ (32.3) | Above average +0.19 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 86 | C+ (33) | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 93 | C+ (33.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 85 | B- (35.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 87 | C+ (35) | +0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 99 | C+ (32.5) | -0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 121 | C+ (34) | +0.28 |
| 2015/16 | 117 | C (30.7) | +0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 51.1 | −17.9 |
| Further education | 2.3 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.2 | +3.3 |
| Employment | 28.4 | +16.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Heart of England School was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 22 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (310 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 310
- 25% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 90 parents (29%) with SEND