Lyndon School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Solihull
Daylesford Road, Solihull, B92 8EJ
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/03/2022
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
19.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,169
Capacity used
Has space85%
1,380 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
203 of 267 families who put it first got an offer
235
Places offered
718
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 267 | 203 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 156 | 18 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 100 | 7 | ● 7% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 195 | 7 | ● 4% |
| Total | 718 | 235 | 33% |
1st preference success by year
Solihull lets families list 6 preferences. 457 applications came from outside the council area (104 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Syreeta Kapswara
- Address
- Daylesford Road, Solihull, B92 8EJ
- Phone
- 01217433402
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward / constituency
- Lyndon · Solihull West and Shirley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142075
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
1,169 pupils · 1,380 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
02 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,214 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
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 | 47.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.47 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.29 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 48.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 72.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 70.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 242 | — |
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 | 241 | 25% | 55% | 76% | |
| English Language | 240 | 17% | 55% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 237 | 16% | 59% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 184 | 11% | 45% | 65% | |
| French | 160 | 16% | 65% | 77% | |
| Geography | 125 | 12% | 38% | 54% | |
| History | 111 | 17% | 49% | 60% | |
| Religious Studies | 99 | 19% | 52% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 61 | 18% | 75% | 84% | |
| Physics | 55 | 33% | 80% | 95% | |
| Biology | 54 | 30% | 78% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 53 | 40% | 87% | 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) |
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.