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The Heights Academy
Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DD
Key facts
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 69 of 116 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.0
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Trust
- FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 2.0
- Pupils per adult
- 13.0
- Pupils
- 26
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Solihull admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lisa Walker
- Address
- Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DD
- Telephone
- 01212696000