Lode Heath School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · 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 🔒
Lode Heath School is a secondary school in Solihull for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Solihull has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Lode Heath 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 applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, but places ran out (a last distance was published) in 5 of the 6 earlier years.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 123 first-choice applications for 246 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 123 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 274 of the 680 applications (40%) for Year 7 in 2026 came from families living outside Solihull; 71 offers went to them.
- 46% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%); 2nd 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
- Lode Lane, Solihull, B91 2HW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Solihull
- Pupils on roll
- 1,096 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Lode Heath is a school which places significant value on supportive and positive relationships.”
- “As a result, pupils know that adults in the school will support them with their learning and in their development as young people.”
- “This means the school is a harmonious community committed to living out its ‘Stars’ values: sincere, thoughtful, aspirational, resilient and solidarity.”
To improve
- “However, there remain some inconsistencies in a small number of subjects.”
- “This is mainly when the selection of task, explanation of learning or checking understanding are less precise.”
- “In these cases, gaps in learning can persist and, occasionally, pupils lose focus.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 January 2025 (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) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.6 | 46 |
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: 123 first-preference applications, 246 offers in total, 123 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.
- Langley School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alderbrook School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lyndon School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Light Hall School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Arden 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Grace Academy Solihull 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published