The Heights Academy
Free schools special · Mixed · Solihull
Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 20/05/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
72.0%
61.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
69
Capacity used
Has space59%
116 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 7–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lisa Walker
- Address
- Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DD
- Phone
- 01212696000
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward / constituency
- Kingshurst & Smith's Wood · Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149753
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 58% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
69 pupils · 116 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
20 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 52 pupils
Attendance
72.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
28.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
61.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.8%
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.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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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.