Lyndon School
Daylesford Road, Solihull, B92 8EJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Syreeta Kapswara
- Sponsor
- Summit Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,380
- Pupils on roll
- 1,169
- URN
- 142075
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217433402
About this school
Lyndon School is a secondary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,169 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 238 | 200 | 242 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.0 | 47.4 | 49.7 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.41 +0.23 to +0.60 | +0.47 +0.27 to +0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 46% | 48.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 68% | 72.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 58% | 67.5% | 70.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
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 Lyndon 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 | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 | 42.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 44.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.7 | 44.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,187 |
| 2023/24 | 1,166 |
| 2024/25 | 1,184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lyndon School compares
Lyndon School ranked 7th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.7 | 7.1% | 32.4% | 1,169 | — |
| Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School | 41.7 | 11.3% | 51.1% | 1,152 | 1.3 miles |
| King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy | 47.4 | 7.9% | 55.6% | 1,188 | 1.4 miles |
| Cockshut Hill School | 38.3 | 10.8% | 63.4% | 977 | 1.5 miles |
| Langley School | 47.6 | 8% | 24.9% | 1,050 | 1.6 miles |
| Lode Heath School | 50.6 | 8.5% | 25% | 1,096 | 1.6 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)
- 32.38%
- English as an additional language
- 25.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.06%
- Persistent absence
- 19.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Archbishop Ilsley Catholic School1.3 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Cockshut Hill School1.5 miles
Secondary · Birmingham
-
Langley School1.6 miles
Secondary · Solihull
-
Lode Heath School1.6 miles
Secondary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
Lyndon School ranks 7th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Solihull.
- Alderbrook School Secondary
- Arden Secondary
- Langley School Secondary
- Light Hall School Secondary
- Lode Heath School Secondary
- St Peter's Catholic School Secondary
- Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull 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 year groups does Lyndon School teach?
- Lyndon School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Lyndon School?
- The headteacher of Lyndon School is Mrs Syreeta Kapswara, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lyndon School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lyndon School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Lyndon School?
- Lyndon School has 1,169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Lyndon School full?
- Lyndon School has capacity for 1,380 pupils and 1,169 on roll (85%), 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 Lyndon School a faith school?
- No. Lyndon School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Lyndon School?
- Lyndon School is part of SUMMIT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lyndon School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48 in 2022/23 and 49.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lyndon School rank locally?
- Lyndon School ranked 7th of 15 secondary schools in Solihull for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 75% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lyndon School's absence rate?
- Lyndon School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lyndon School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lyndon 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 2 July 2026.