The Heights Academy
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement
Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Heights Academy is a special school in Solihull for ages 7 to 16. It is one of the 89 schools in Solihull. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 May 2025, report published 30 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
69 pupils on roll, with places for 116
Schools near The Heights Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlewood School | 0.2 miles | Report card: Expected standard | Attainment 8: 12.6 |
| Forest Oak School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Merstone School | 0.7 miles | Report card: Strong standard | 0% met the expected standard |
| SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
| Leycroft Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Free schools special
- Sector
- Free school
- Trust
- FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Walker
- Phone
- 01212696000
- Address
- Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DD
- Local authority
- Solihull
- URN
- 149753
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.