Secondary schools in Solihull
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Solihull has 15 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,283 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 84% stayed in education (England 86%): 29% in a school sixth form, 14% at a sixth form college, 38% at a further education college.
4% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 37% of students in Solihull went to university (England 37%), and 18% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 47.0 against 46.1 for England; 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Solihull against England
| Measure | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,283 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 38% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Solihull
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (15)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderbrook SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,701 | 87% | 46% | 25% | 5% | 68% | 54.2 | 65% |
| ArdenAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,812 | 90% | 49% | 24% | 4% | 60% | 59.6 | 73% |
| Grace Academy SolihullAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 884 | 80% | 23% | 50% | 1% | 35% | 44.2 | 39% |
| Heart of England SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,185 | 78% | 40% | 34% | 12% | 58% | 47.2 | 47% |
| John Henry Newman Catholic CollegeAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,273 | 80% | 33% | 42% | 3% | 51% | 43.6 | 38% |
| Langley SchoolAcademy converter | 1,050 | 85% | 15% | 36% | 1% | — | 47.6 | 46% |
| Light Hall SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,037 | 85% | 8% | 55% | 3% | — | 49.9 | 58% |
| Lode Heath SchoolAcademy converter | 1,096 | 82% | 6% | 47% | 4% | — | 50.6 | 46% |
| Lyndon SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1,169 | 85% | 5% | 50% | 4% | — | 49.7 | 48% |
| Park Hall AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,269 | 81% | 37% | 44% | 6% | 49% | 45.6 | 41% |
| Smith's Wood AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 697 | 63% | 7% | 53% | 5% | — | 32.2 | 19% |
| St Peter's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,306 | 91% | 64% | 18% | 2% | 59% | 53.4 | 59% |
| Tudor Grange Academy KingshurstAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,151 | 81% | 13% | 59% | 4% | 38% | 31.9 | 20% |
| Tudor Grange Academy, SolihullAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,730 | 93% | 46% | 22% | 3% | 67% | 58.7 | 72% |
| WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)University technical college · sixth form | 394 | 75% | 33% | 39% | 9% | 19% | 30.8 | 14% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (7)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solihull College & University Centrecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 17% | — | — |
| Solihull Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,565 | — | — | — | — | — | 41.4 | 0% |
| Solihull Sixth Form Collegesixth form · Academy 16-19 converter · sixth form | 0 | — | — | — | — | 60% | — | — |
| Forest Oak Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 215 | 100% | 0% | 7% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Hazel Oak Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 182 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Reynalds Cross Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 150 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Castlewood Schoolstate · Academy special sponsor led | 97 | 86% | 0% | 79% | 0% | — | 12.6 | 0% |