Heart of England School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Coventry, Solihull
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Heart of England School is a secondary school in Coventry, Solihull for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 23 May 2024. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Heart of England School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 3 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- At 16%, the share of pupils eligible for free school meals is below the middle figure of 27.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Solihull.
- In 2026 there were 160 first-choice Year 7 applications for 201 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 41 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 47% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Solihull.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Solihull schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 1,185 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Inspected 23 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and students in the sixth form say that they feel safe at this school because they have many ways of asking for help if they need it.”
- “They all agree that the school helps them to understand how to keep themselves safe in a range of situations.”
- “Pupils say that bullying does happen sometimes, but the vast majority are confident that when it does, they can report it and they will be listened to.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes learning is disrupted, particularly when pupils struggle to access the curriculum, becoming frustrated as a result.”
- “However, the school has recognised that there is not enough focus on pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “As a result, some pupils with SEND do not make enough progress and become demotivated.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 47% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 160 first-preference applications, 201 offers in total, 160 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Solihull.
- Arden 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic School 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lode Heath School 6.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull 6.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alderbrook School 6.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lyndon School 7.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Langley School 7.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Grace Academy Solihull 7.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published