OFSTED
2 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Solihull
Trust
SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,169
1,169 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
590
50.5% of pupils
Male pupils
579
49.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.1 pts
above England
School
31.9%
Solihull
24.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
above England
School
24.7%
Solihull
13.7%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.1 pts
above England
School
2.1%
Solihull
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
54.4%
636
Pakistani
14.2%
166
Indian
4.4%
52
Bangladeshi
3.9%
46
White and Black Caribbean
3.7%
43
Any other White background
3.3%
38
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
15.7%
184 of
1,169 pupils
5.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
49.7
10.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.47 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.84 pts
higher than
England
School
7.06%
Solihull
6.93%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.62 pts
higher than
England
School
19.44%
Solihull
17.64%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.42 pts
higher than
England
School
2.22%
Solihull
2.39%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
84.7%
7.6 pts
below England
Lyndon School
84.7%
Solihull
90.2%
West Midlands
94.1%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.