Dickens Heath Community Primary School
Three Acres Lane, Solihull, B90 1NA
453 pupils · 96% of 470 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 21% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 51 | 48 | 134 | 51 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 58 | 142 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 57 | 136 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 58 | 55 | 125 | 58 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 56 | 54 | 127 | 56 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 59 | 121 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 61 | 60 | 129 | 61 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 55 | 112 | 58 |
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
- Tidbury Green School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Woodlands Infant School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Burman Infant School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mill Lodge Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Cheswick Green Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 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.