Alderbrook School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,701 pupils
87% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.2
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Lode Heath School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,096of 1,115 places
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 225
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 27 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Lode Heath School (URN 104113, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Lode Heath School has no sixth form. Of the 220 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 28% moved to a sixth form college, 47% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.6 against 46.1 across England and 47.0 in Solihull, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Lode Heath School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | Lode Heath School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 220 | 3,283 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 6% | 29% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 28% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 38% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Lode Heath School | Solihull | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.6 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 48% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | 4.16 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 29% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.6 | 33.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.8 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 11% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 225 | 100% | 88% | 16% | 22% | 75% |
| English Language | 221 | 98% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 87% |
| English Literature | 220 | 98% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 86% |
| Combined Science | 187 | 83% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 61% |
| History | 119 | 53% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 78% |
| Geography | 116 | 52% | 41% | 24% | 25% | 75% |
| French | 57 | 25% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 89% |
| German | 54 | 24% | 5% | 4% | 33% | 72% |
| Design and Technology | 40 | 18% | 11% | 3% | 23% | 25% |
| Biology | 36 | 16% | 23% | 50% | 45% | 94% |
| Physics | 34 | 15% | 23% | 56% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 34 | 15% | 23% | 65% | 47% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 32 | 14% | 18% | 13% | 20% | 88% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 14% | 13% | 31% | 30% | 72% |
| Statistics | 29 | 13% | 5% | 34% | 20% | 86% |
| Fine Art | 28 | 12% | 9% | 39% | 28% | 93% |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 12% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 92% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 23 | 10% | 8% | 26% | 21% | 87% |
| Media Studies | 22 | 10% | 4% | 18% | 20% | 77% |
| Physical Education | 16 | 7% | 11% | 19% | 24% | 88% |
| Music | 8 | 4% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 63% |
| Punjabi | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 64 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 58 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 53 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 47 | — | — |
| Tourism | 44 | — | — |
| Beauty Care / Services | 13 | — | — |
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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.