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School admissions in Solihull

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 63 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

51 schools. 10 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St JamesSolihull2.72290.3 miles 2024
Oak Cottage Primary SchoolSolihull2.57300.4 miles 2024
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary SchoolBirmingham1.77300.03 miles 2026
St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolSolihull1.61280.3 miles 2022
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolCoventry1.4127not published
St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham1.23300.12 miles 2026
Smith's Wood Primary AcademyBirmingham1.22600.77 miles 2025
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew TreeSolihull1.10290.78 miles 2026
St Patricks Church of England Primary AcademySolihull1.07301.87 miles 2026
Dorridge Primary SchoolSolihull1.02892.81 miles 2026
Cranmore Infant SchoolSolihull1.00310.65 miles 2026
Knowle Church of England Primary AcademySolihull1.00603.28 miles 2026
Meriden Church of England Primary SchoolCoventry1.00112.4 miles 2018
Peterbrook Primary SchoolSolihull1.00260.5 miles 2018
St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolSolihull1.0028not published
St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolSolihull1.0015not published
Tidbury Green SchoolSolihull1.00602.37 miles 2026
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley HeathSolihull1.00122.4 miles 2020
Valley PrimarySolihull1.00570.6 miles 2019
Fordbridge Community Primary SchoolBirmingham0.98601.03 miles 2025
Kingshurst Primary SchoolBirmingham0.9859not published
Windy Arbor Primary SchoolBirmingham0.9855not published
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolBirmingham0.98501 miles 2021
Coleshill Heath SchoolBirmingham0.98410.8 miles 2021
Mill Lodge Primary SchoolSolihull0.97301.12 miles 2026
George Fentham Endowed SchoolSolihull0.96282.61 miles 2025
St Andrew's Catholic Primary SchoolSolihull0.9626not published
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery SchoolBirmingham0.951180.92 miles 2026
Marston Green Infant AcademyBirmingham0.95730.8 miles 2024
Monkspath Junior and Infant SchoolSolihull0.94721.55 miles 2022
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham0.9418not published
Dickens Heath Community Primary SchoolSolihull0.94511.82 miles 2025
Ulverley SchoolSolihull0.94470.46 miles 2025
Damson Wood Nursery and Infant SchoolSolihull0.93281.1 miles 2024
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary SchoolSolihull0.9225not published
Balsall Common Primary SchoolCoventry0.91772.7 miles 2018
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolBirmingham0.90610.78 miles 2026
Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years AcademySolihull0.90601.03 miles 2026
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary SchoolSolihull0.9039not published
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary SchoolSolihull0.90481.6 miles 2021
Cheswick Green Primary SchoolSolihull0.89190.75 miles 2022
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolSolihull0.89471.8 miles 2022
Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary SchoolSolihull0.8817not published
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery SchoolSolihull0.88592.11 miles 2026
Greswold Primary SchoolSolihull0.87861.1 miles 2024
Yorkswood Primary SchoolBirmingham0.8450not published
Olton Primary SchoolSolihull0.82761.3 miles 2024
Kineton Green Primary SchoolSolihull0.79290.47 miles 2025
Tudor Grange Primary Academy LangleySolihull0.75551.92 miles 2022
Burman Infant SchoolSolihull0.74271 miles 2023
Woodlands Infant SchoolSolihull0.67602.96 miles 2026

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

14 schools. 8 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Grace Academy SolihullBirmingham1.411720.63 miles 2021
Tudor Grange Academy, SolihullSolihull1.362770.8 miles 2026
Langley SchoolSolihull1.211780.84 miles 2026
St Peter's Catholic SchoolSolihull1.20198not published
John Henry Newman Catholic CollegeBirmingham1.142350.4 miles 2021
Park Hall AcademyBirmingham1.122351.09 miles 2026
Alderbrook SchoolSolihull1.082671.59 miles 2026
Light Hall SchoolSolihull1.021941.32 miles 2025
ArdenSolihull0.973153.04 miles 2026
Lyndon SchoolSolihull0.972360.9 miles 2026
Heart of England SchoolCoventry0.802015.37 miles 2022
Smith's Wood AcademyBirmingham0.72117not published
Tudor Grange Academy KingshurstBirmingham0.56200not published
Lode Heath SchoolSolihull0.502462.34 miles 2024

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.