Star King Solomon Academy
All-through · Free schools · Ages 4–16 · Birmingham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Birmingham City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Star King Solomon Academy is an all-through school in Birmingham for ages 4–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Birmingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2021 to 2026 entry.
Star King Solomon Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a place in both Reception 2026 and Year 7 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 5 first-choice applications for 6 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 2 of the 9 applications (22%) for Reception 2026 came from families living outside Birmingham; 1 offer went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Birmingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lord Street, Birmingham, B7 4AA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–16
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 354 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 55.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Across all phases of the school, relationships between pupils and staff are warm and respectful.”
- “They said that the school is an improving environment in which to learn.”
- “They know who to talk to about any concerns that they may have.”
To improve
- “However, while children in the early years and pupils in the primary phase of the school typically achieve well, secondary-age pupils experience a poor education.”
- “They are illprepared for the next stage of their education.”
- “However, during breaktimes and lunchtimes, some pupils’ behaviour is not as positive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 26% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 34.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 5 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 2 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 2 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Titan Aston Academy 0.3 mi Not judged
- Newbury Independent School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Oakbridge School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Birmingham Independent College 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Pioneers Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Wisdom Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Titan St Georges Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Birchfield Independent Girls' School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade