Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Dingle Lane, Solihull, B91 3PD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Claire Smith
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tudor Grange Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,690
- Pupils on roll
- 1,730
- URN
- 136310
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217055100
About this school
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull is a secondary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,730 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 280 | 276 | 278 |
| Attainment 8 score | 58.2 | 62.0 | 58.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.31 to +0.65 | +0.75 +0.57 to +0.92 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 71% | 78.3% | 71.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 91% | 92% | 84.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 92% | 92.4% | 88.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
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 Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58.2 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 62 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.7 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,709 |
| 2023/24 | 1,702 |
| 2024/25 | 1,705 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull compares
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull ranked 2nd of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.7 | 5.8% | 10.6% | 1,730 | — |
| St Peter's Catholic School | 53.4 | 7.6% | 17.9% | 1,306 | 0.2 miles |
| Alderbrook School | 54.2 | 6.4% | 19.2% | 1,701 | 0.2 miles |
| Lode Heath School | 50.6 | 8.5% | 25% | 1,096 | 1.6 miles |
| Light Hall School | 49.9 | 7.2% | 23.8% | 1,037 | 1.6 miles |
| Langley School | 47.6 | 8% | 24.9% | 1,050 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.61%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 12.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Peter's Catholic School0.2 miles
Secondary · Solihull
-
Alderbrook School0.2 miles
Secondary · Solihull
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Lode Heath School1.6 miles
Secondary · Solihull
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Light Hall School1.6 miles
Secondary · Solihull
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Langley School1.8 miles
Secondary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull ranks 2nd of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Solihull.
- Alderbrook School Secondary
- Arden Secondary
- Langley School Secondary
- Light Hall School Secondary
- Lode Heath School Secondary
- Lyndon School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic School Secondary
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Coppice Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull teach?
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Solihull.
- Who is the principal of Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull?
- The principal of Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull is Mrs Claire Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull?
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull has 1,730 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull full?
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull has capacity for 1,690 pupils and 1,730 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull a faith school?
- No. Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull has no designated religious character.
- Is Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull a selective school?
- No. Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull part of an academy trust?
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull is part of TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull have?
- The schools register lists Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 58.2 in 2022/23 and 58.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull compare with other schools in Solihull?
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull ranked 2nd of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull's absence rate?
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull'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 1 July 2026.