The Island Project School
Jerrings Hall Farm, Tanworth Lane, Solihull, B90 4DX
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- School Principal
- Mrs Sarah Diane Gallagher
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 17
- URN
- 135453
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01675442588
About this school
The Island Project School is an independent special school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 17 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Island Project School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Island Project School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Island Project School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 19 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 17
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mill House School1.6 miles
Special schools
-
Woodlands3.3 miles
Academies · Birmingham
-
Springfield House Community Special School4.0 miles
Special schools · Solihull
-
Triple Crown Centre4.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Solihull
-
Solihull School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
- Daylesford Academy Academies
- Hazel Oak School Special schools
- Reynalds Cross School Special schools
- Solihull Alternative Provision Academy Free Schools
- Springfield House Community Special School Special schools
- The Heights Academy Free Schools
- Trident Alternative Provision Ltd Special schools
- Triple Crown Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Island Project School teach?
- The Island Project School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Solihull.
- Who is the school principal of The Island Project School?
- The school principal of The Island Project School is Mrs Sarah Diane Gallagher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Island Project School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Island Project School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Island Project School?
- The Island Project School has 17 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is The Island Project School full?
- The Island Project School has capacity for 45 pupils and 17 on roll (38%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Island Project School a faith school?
- No. The Island Project School has no designated religious character.
- What are The Island Project School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Island Project School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.