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Inspected May 2026 · View report
43.0
Attainment 8
2025-26 (provisional)
0.88 miles
Last offer
2026-27
1.3 per place
First choices
Oversubscribed · 2026-27 · Year 7
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September 2026 entry: 162 of 242 who put it first were offered a place; 633 applied for 180 places.
0.88 miles was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27.
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Admission figures: 2027-28
Applications closed Sat 31 Oct 2026 · offers Mon 1 Mar 2027
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Was 2026-27 typical at Grace Academy Solihull?
Pro: 4 earlier years of last-offer distances, 2022-23 to 2025-26, with the trend.
Priority order when there are more applications than places, 2027-28 (Year 7):
If two applications tie: In any priority, if two or more applicants have the same distance but only one place can be offered, a computerised random allocation system will be used to decide which applicant has the highest priority. The applicant with the lowest random number will have the highest priority. The random allocation is carried out independently from the admissions authority.
Children with a statement of education, health and care plan that names Grace Academy will be offered a place first, reducing the number of places available. Within priority 3, oversubscription is resolved first by sibling (3a) then by proximity (3b). Post 16 admission number is 50 with minimum entry requirements of GCSE level 5+ in English Language and Maths and at least 3 other level 4s or above.
Published by the admission authority. A criterion sets the order places are offered in and never guarantees a place.
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0.88miles
was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year: not a boundary, and not a guarantee.
September 2026 entry: 162 of 242 who put it first were offered a place; 633 applied for 180 places.
Last distance offered at Grace Academy Solihull, year by year →
Priority order when there are more applications than places, 2027-28 (Year 7):
If two applications tie: In any priority, if two or more applicants have the same distance but only one place can be offered, a computerised random allocation system will be used to decide which applicant has the highest priority. The applicant with the lowest random number will have the highest priority. The random allocation is carried out independently from the admissions authority.
Children with a statement of education, health and care plan that names Grace Academy will be offered a place first, reducing the number of places available. Within priority 3, oversubscription is resolved first by sibling (3a) then by proximity (3b). Post 16 admission number is 50 with minimum entry requirements of GCSE level 5+ in English Language and Maths and at least 3 other level 4s or above.
Published by the admission authority. A criterion sets the order places are offered in and never guarantees a place.
Ofsted gave no overall grade at its inspection in May 2026. 1 of the 6 areas it graded were below Expected standard.
Grace Academy Solihull has 884 pupils on roll.
In 2025-26 (DfE’s provisional figures), its average Attainment 8 score was 43: DfE’s measure of pupils’ results across eight GCSE-level subjects. In 2024-25, A-level students averaged 26.39 points per A-level entry. Trends and the detail behind each figure are on the Results tab.
Grace Academy Solihull admits pupils aged 11 to 18.
Grace Academy Solihull is located in Birmingham, B37 5JS, Solihull.
Grace Academy Solihull is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
On offer day for 2026-27 (Year 7), the furthest place offered at Grace Academy Solihull was 0.88 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
When Grace Academy Solihull has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and previously looked after children who are now adopted or subject to a residence order or special guardianship order. This includes children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and have ceased to be in care as a result of being adopted, as well as children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after in England; 2. Exceptional social or medical circumstances — Children whose exceptional circumstances for social or medical reasons can only be met at this school; 3. Catchment area — Children who normally live in the school's catchment area, and 2 further criteria. Tie-break: In any priority, if two or more applicants have the same distance but only one place can be offered, a computerised random allocation system will be used to decide which applicant has the highest priority. The applicant with the lowest random number will have the highest priority. The random allocation is carried out independently from the admissions authority.
According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 76% of pupils at Grace Academy Solihull are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.
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