Dickens Heath Community Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 3 to 11

Report card: Expected standard to strong standard

Three Acres Lane, Dickens Heath, Solihull, B90 1NAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Dickens Heath Community Primary School is a primary school in Solihull for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 89 schools in Solihull. It ranks 3rd of 32 primary schools in Solihull. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in May 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 19 May 2026, report published 28 June 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
Achievement: Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership and governance: Strong standard
Early years: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

62 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths74%

74%, 12 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths21%

21%, 13 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score109

109, 3 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

453 pupils on roll, with places for 470

Eligible for free school meals13.7%

13.7%, 12.8 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language15.9%

15.9%, 5.7 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support11.7%

11.7%, 3.1 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan5.5%

5.5%, 0.5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Dickens Heath Community Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Tidbury Green School	0.7 miles	Ofsted: Good	67% met the expected standard
Woodlands Infant School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	79% met the expected standard
Burman Infant School	1 mile	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	Not published
Mill Lodge Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	56% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs J Nicholls
Phone: 01217338359
Website: dickens-heath.solihull.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Three Acres Lane, Dickens Heath, Solihull, B90 1NA
Local authority: Solihull
URN: 133720

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.