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Lyndon School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Daylesford Road, Solihull B92 8EJ · lyndon.org.uk · 0121 743 3402
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Solihull 47, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.90 mi
- 1.45 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Solihull Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,169
- 85% of 1,380 places
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
- First language not English
- 24.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.90 mi (1.45 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.93 mi (1.50 km). Source: Solihull Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 230 families put the school first and 236 places were offered; 79% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 236 | 230 | 1 | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 235 | 267 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 227 | 242 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 220 | 234 | 1.1▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 257 | 198 | 0.8 | 87% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.90 mi1.45 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.93 mi1.50 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.12 mi1.80 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.7, and 48.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Solihull it was 47, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲70.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.5 | +4 |
| Sixth form college | 29 | −1.2 |
| Further education | 48 | −4.3 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | 0 |
| Employment | 2 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.5 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −1 |
Ofsted
Lyndon School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 104114), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 104114)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 15
- 1% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied