Grace Academy Solihull
Chapelhouse Road, Birmingham, B37 5JS
884 pupils · 80% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 38.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 18.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.41 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 172 | 242 | 633 | 172 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 182 | 257 | 660 | 182 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 190 | 267 | 675 | 190 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 175 | 228 | 676 | 175 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 172 | 234 | 659 | 172 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 169 | 211 | 644 | 169 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 172 | 195 | 646 | 172 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 160 | 179 | 581 | 160 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- John Henry Newman Catholic College 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Tile Cross Academy 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cockshut Hill School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.