The Heights Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Auckland Drive
 Solihull B36 0DD
Telephone: 0121 269 6000

School Type

Phase: Primary and Secondary (ages 7-16)
Type: Special Free School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Special
Established: 2023
Trust: Forward Education Trust
Sponsor: Forward Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Walker (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Nicola Redhead
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 11 / 13.45
Non-teaching Staff*: 14.89
Number of pupils: 49
Pupils Per Teacher: 4.5
Sex: Mixed (73% boys / 27% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 55.10% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 45.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 27.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 8.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Solihull
Constituency: Meriden
Electoral Ward: Smith's Wood
School Number: 3347004

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 20th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Castlewood School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Castle Bromwich Junior School (1.0km) show on map
  5. Park Hall Academy (1.0km) show on map
  6. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Forest Oak School (1.1km) show on map
  8. Merstone School (1.1km) show on map
  9. Smith's Wood Academy (1.1km) show on map
  10. Water Orton Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  11. Kingshurst Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  12. Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  13. Yorkswood Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  14. Timberley Academy (1.8km) show on map
  15. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  16. Hillstone Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  17. Silver Birch School (2.0km) show on map
  18. Brownmead Primary Academy (2.1km) show on map
  19. Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (2.3km) show on map
  20. St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England A... (2.3km) show on map
  21. Lift Greenwood (2.3km) show on map
  22. Minworth Junior and Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  23. Ebn Academy 2 (2.6km) show on map
  24. John Henry Newman Catholic College (2.7km) show on map
  25. High Meadow Community School (2.7km) show on map
  26. Pegasus Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  27. Chivenor Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  28. WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) (2.9km) show on map
  29. St Gerard's Catholic Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  30. Tile Cross Academy (3.0km) show on map
  31. Fordbridge Community Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  32. Curdworth Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  33. Centre for Accelerated Learning (3.1km) show on map
  34. Leycroft Academy (3.1km) show on map
  35. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  36. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  37. Topcliffe Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  38. Heathlands Primary Academy (3.2km) show on map
  39. Castle Vale Nursery School (3.2km) show on map
  40. Coleshill Church of England Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  41. St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School (3.3km) show on map
  42. The Shirestone Academy (3.4km) show on map
  43. Firs Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  44. Windy Arbor Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  45. Lift Lea Forest (3.6km) show on map
  46. Kitts Green Academy (3.6km) show on map
  47. Grace Academy Solihull (3.6km) show on map
  48. Gossey Lane Academy (3.6km) show on map
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  51. Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  52. Coleshill Heath School (3.7km) show on map
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  54. Tame Valley Academy (4.0km) show on map
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  56. Walmley Junior School (4.1km) show on map
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  60. Woodlands (4.2km) show on map
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  65. Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior (4.4km) show on map
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  69. Marston Green Infant Academy (4.6km) show on map
  70. Braidwood School for the Deaf (4.6km) show on map
  71. Hodge Hill College (4.7km) show on map
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  73. King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy (4.8km) show on map
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  96. Sladefield Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  97. Washwood Heath Nursery School (5.8km) show on map
  98. Lyndon Green Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  99. Erdington Academy (5.9km) show on map
  100. St Edmund Campion Catholic School (6.0km) show on map
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Associated Schools

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