Councils · England · Solihull
Schools in Solihull, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 59 primary, 15 secondary — with Solihull’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Solihull’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Solihull’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN SOLIHULL
Find your shortlist.
All 88state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 59
Balsall Common Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Outstanding
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Burman Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 2-7 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Castle Bromwich Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Cheswick Green Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Coleshill Heath School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Not judged yet
Coppice Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Cranmore Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Dickens Heath Community Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Dorridge Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Not judged
Fordbridge Community Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
George Fentham Endowed School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Outstanding
Greswold Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Haslucks Green School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Not judged yet
Kineton Green Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Kingshurst Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Knowle Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Marston Green Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Marston Green Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Not judged
Meriden Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
Mill Lodge Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Monkspath Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Oak Cottage Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Not judged yet
Olton Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Peterbrook Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Not judged yet
Sharmans Cross Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Shirley Heath Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Not judged
Smith's Wood Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Alphege Church of England Junior School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Requires improvement
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Tidbury Green School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ulverley School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Valley Primary
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Widney Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Windy Arbor Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Woodlands Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Yorkswood Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Secondary · 15
Alderbrook School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Arden
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Grace Academy Solihull
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Heart of England School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Coventry
Ofsted · Good
John Henry Newman Catholic College
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Langley School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Light Hall School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Lode Heath School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Lyndon School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Park Hall Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Good
Smith's Wood Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Inadequate
St Peter's Catholic School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Outstanding
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Inadequate
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Outstanding
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)
University technical college · Ages 14-19 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Not judged
Special & other · 14
Castlewood School
Academy special sponsor led · Ages 4-16 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Eversfield Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Not judged yet
Forest Oak School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hazel Oak School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Outstanding
Kingswood School
Other independent school · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Outstanding
Merstone School
Community special school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Birmingham
Ofsted · Outstanding
Reynalds Cross School
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Ruckleigh School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Solihull
Not judged yet
Solihull College & University Centre
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Solihull School
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Solihull
Not judged yet
Solihull Sixth Form College
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
The Heights Academy
Free schools special · Ages 7-16 · Mixed · Solihull
Not judged yet
The Island Project School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
Trident Alternative Provision Ltd
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Solihull
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Solihull.
If you live in Solihull, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Solihull secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
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