Daylesford Academy
Lyndon Road, Solihull, B92 7QW
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOLIHULL ALTERNATIVE PROVISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tina Whitehouse
- Sponsor
- Solihull Alternative Provision Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 35
- Pupils on roll
- 23
- URN
- 149062
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01212853070
About this school
Daylesford Academy is a special academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 23 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Daylesford Academy, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Daylesford Academy 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 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | 10 |
| 2024/25 | 23 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 86.96%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trident Alternative Provision Ltd0.7 miles
Special schools · Solihull
-
Brays School0.8 miles
Academies · Birmingham
-
Kimichi School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
East Birmingham Network Academy1.2 miles
Free Schools · Birmingham
-
Reynalds Cross School1.6 miles
Special schools · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
- 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
- The Island Project School Special 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 ages does Daylesford Academy teach?
- Daylesford Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Daylesford Academy?
- The headteacher of Daylesford Academy is Mrs Tina Whitehouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Daylesford Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Daylesford Academy, 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 Daylesford Academy?
- Daylesford Academy has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Daylesford Academy full?
- Daylesford Academy has capacity for 35 pupils and 23 on roll (66%), 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 Daylesford Academy a faith school?
- No. Daylesford Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Daylesford Academy part of an academy trust?
- Daylesford Academy is part of SOLIHULL ALTERNATIVE PROVISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Daylesford Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Daylesford Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.