# The Heights Academy

The Heights Academy is a special school in Solihull, for pupils aged 7 to 16.

It had 69 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E149753. [Solihull](https://openindex.co.uk/solihull)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Free schools special
- Ages: 7 to 16
- Pupils: 69
- Council: Solihull
- URN: 149753

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 20 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).


### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Solihull | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 67% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 106 | 105 |

The Heights Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Castlewood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlewood-school-e141171): 400 m. Special. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- [Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-bromwich-infant-and-nursery-school-e149490): 530 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- [Smith's Wood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smiths-wood-primary-academy-e140923): 700 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, May 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Park Hall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-hall-academy-e135971): 770 m. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Castle Bromwich Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-bromwich-junior-school-e149489): 880 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Water Orton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/water-orton-primary-school-e125620): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149753)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149753)

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