Schools in Solihull
84 state-funded schools, 39,814 pupils. 89.2% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 10 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
1 school has been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Solihull?
Solihull has 84 state-funded schools teaching 39,814 pupils. 59 primary, 15 secondary, 7 special.
What percentage of schools in Solihull are Good or Outstanding?
89.2% of the 83 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Solihull are rated Good or Outstanding: 10 Outstanding and 64 Good. 8 require improvement and 1 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Solihull are rated Outstanding?
10 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Solihull: Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull, St Peter's Catholic School, Smith's Wood Primary Academy, St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Shirley Heath Junior School, Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James, and 4 more listed below.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Tudor Grange Academy, SolihullSecondary1,705Outstanding 2025
- St Peter's Catholic SchoolSecondary1,311Outstanding 2025
- Smith's Wood Primary AcademyPrimary444Outstanding 2023
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary441Outstanding 2025
- Shirley Heath Junior SchoolPrimary418Outstanding 2024
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St JamesPrimary241Outstanding 2024
- Oak Cottage Primary SchoolPrimary240Outstanding 2019
- Hazel Oak SchoolSpecial200Outstanding 2019
- Forest Oak SchoolSpecial193Outstanding 2024
- Merstone SchoolSpecial171Outstanding 2023
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 59 | 58 | 93.1% |
| Secondary | 15 | 15 | 80% |
| Special | 7 | 7 | 71.4% |
| Alternative provision | 3 | 3 | 100% |
Every school in Solihull
Showing 20 of 84 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
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Arden | Secondary | 1,817 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull | Secondary | 1,705 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Alderbrook School | Secondary | 1,667 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Peter's Catholic School | Secondary | 1,311 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Henry Newman Catholic College | Secondary | 1,301 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park Hall Academy | Secondary | 1,270 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heart of England School | Secondary | 1,216 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst | Secondary | 1,189 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lyndon School | Secondary | 1,184 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lode Heath School | Secondary | 1,155 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Langley School | Secondary | 1,047 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Light Hall School | Secondary | 1,024 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Grace Academy Solihull | Secondary | 874 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Smith's Wood Academy | Secondary | 744 | Inadequate2023Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
Monkspath Junior and Infant School | Primary | 725 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Greswold Primary School | Primary | 682 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dorridge Primary School | Primary | 672 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Balsall Common Primary School | Primary | 671 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Olton Primary School | Primary | 644 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Valley Primary Grade inherited from previous URN 104052 | Primary | 597 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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