Alderbrook School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,701 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.2
Academy converter
Heart of England School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,185of 1,365 places
- Free school meals
- 17.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 213
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, 23 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Heart of England School (URN 104115, until 1 July 2011).
What the data says
Of the 200 pupils who finished Year 11 at Heart of England School in 2023, 40% stayed on in Heart of England School’s own sixth form (Solihull average 29%), 34% went to a further education college and 12% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 12% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
Among the 95 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 58% went to university (Solihull 37%, England 37%), and 23% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 90% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Solihull and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Heart of England School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 200 | 3,283 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 4% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 34% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 12% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Heart of England School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 95 | 4,534 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 58% | 37% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 23% | 18% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 7% | 7% |
| Employment | 28% | 28% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 18% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Heart of England School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.2 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 64% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.23 | 4.16 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 18% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.1 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.4 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 208 | 98% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 71% |
| Mathematics | 204 | 96% | 88% | 20% | 22% | 81% |
| English Literature | 203 | 95% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 76% |
| Religious Studies | 191 | 90% | 31% | 10% | 32% | 46% |
| Combined Science | 175 | 82% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 56% |
| Geography | 101 | 47% | 41% | 9% | 25% | 61% |
| Business Studies | 97 | 46% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 64% |
| History | 96 | 45% | 41% | 33% | 26% | 76% |
| Spanish | 73 | 34% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 64% |
| French | 67 | 31% | 18% | 7% | 29% | 33% |
| Physical Education | 45 | 21% | 11% | 16% | 24% | 62% |
| Photography | 41 | 19% | 6% | 29% | 19% | 95% |
| Media Studies | 39 | 18% | 4% | 8% | 20% | 69% |
| Computer Science | 34 | 16% | 13% | 32% | 30% | 71% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 32 | 15% | 8% | 22% | 21% | 88% |
| Biology | 31 | 15% | 23% | 26% | 45% | 87% |
| Chemistry | 31 | 15% | 23% | 42% | 47% | 84% |
| Physics | 31 | 15% | 23% | 39% | 46% | 87% |
| Music | 29 | 14% | 5% | 28% | 33% | 52% |
| Drama | 28 | 13% | 7% | 25% | 27% | 96% |
| Fine Art | 22 | 10% | 9% | 32% | 28% | 91% |
| Design and Technology | 9 | 4% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 67% |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 31 | 46% | — |
| Health Studies | 25 | 37% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Heart of England School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 149 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 68 | 1,697 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 32.16 | 34.83 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 6% | 15% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 38 | 56% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 26 | 38% | 13% |
| Law | 20 | 29% | 4% |
| English Literature | 17 | 25% | 11% |
| Economics | 14 | 21% | 13% |
| Biology | 10 | 15% | 20% |
| English Language | 8 | 12% | 4% |
| Geography | 8 | 12% | 10% |
| History | 7 | 10% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 7 | 10% | 31% |
| Fine Art | 6 | 9% | 3% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Chemistry | — | — | 17% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.