OFSTED
20 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Solihull
Trust
FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
69
69 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
16
23.2% of pupils
Male pupils
53
76.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
33.2 pts
above England
School
58.0%
Solihull
24.8%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.4 pts
below England
School
2.9%
Solihull
13.7%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Solihull
1.0%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.9%
62
Any other Asian background
1.4%
1
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
1
Bangladeshi
1.4%
1
Chinese
1.4%
1
Unclassified
1.4%
1
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
100.0%
69 of
69 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
28.00%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
21.78 pts
higher than
England
School
28.00%
Solihull
6.93%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
61.54%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
45.72 pts
higher than
England
School
61.54%
Solihull
17.64%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
26.92%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
25.12 pts
higher than
England
School
26.92%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
59.5%
20.3 pts
below England
The Heights Academy
59.5%
Solihull
72.4%
West Midlands
76.9%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.