Lode Heath School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Solihull
Lode Lane, Solihull, B91 2HW
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.5%
23.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,096
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,115 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
117 of 117 families who put it first got an offer
230
Places offered
589
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 117 | 117 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 118 | 32 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 17 | ● 20% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 267 | 39 | ● 15% |
| Total | 589 | 205 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Solihull lets families list 6 preferences. 228 applications came from outside the council area (65 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Suddon
- Address
- Lode Lane, Solihull, B91 2HW
- Phone
- 01217041421
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward / constituency
- Silhill · Meriden and Solihull East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137008
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ARDEN MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,096 pupils · 1,115 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,173 pupils
Attendance
91.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 225 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 225 | 16% | 50% | 75% | |
| English Language | 221 | 21% | 69% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 220 | 25% | 70% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 187 | 2% | 33% | 61% | |
| History | 119 | 29% | 70% | 78% | |
| Geography | 116 | 24% | 60% | 75% | |
| French | 57 | 14% | 79% | 89% | |
| German | 54 | 4% | 44% | 72% | |
| Design & Technology | 40 | 3% | 13% | 25% | |
| Biology | 36 | 50% | 89% | 94% | |
| Physics | 34 | 56% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 34 | 65% | 97% | 100% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Solihull council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.