Solihull school admissions

For a September 2027 start, secondary applications close on 31 Oct 2026 and primary applications on 15 Jan 2027. Always confirm details on the council's own admissions page.

How to apply

Apply online through the council where you live, naming several schools in order of preference — including schools in other council areas. Every preference is considered equally against each school's admission criteria, and you're offered the highest-ranked school that can offer you a place.

We haven't yet confirmed the council's admissions page link.

GOV.UK: School admissions

Key dates for September 2027

Secondary applications close	31 Oct 2026	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Primary (reception) applications close	15 Jan 2027	School Admissions Code 2021, para 2.24
Secondary national offer day	1 Mar 2027	1 March or next working day
Primary national offer day	16 Apr 2027	16 April or next working day

Appeals

The council hasn't published a single appeal date we've confirmed. By law you must have at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter.

Source: School Admissions Code and School Admission Appeals Code (Open Government Licence v3.0).

Applications and offers by school, 2026/27

Catchment areas and admission decisions are made by the school's admissions authority (the local council or, for academies and many faith schools, the school or trust). Distances and past figures don't guarantee a place.

Secondary schools (14)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Alderbrook School	267	1499	289	223	5.6 per offer
Arden	315	899	307	275	2.9 per offer
Grace Academy Solihull	172	633	242	162	3.7 per offer
Heart of England School	201	371	160	160	1.8 per offer
John Henry Newman Catholic College	235	758	269	211	3.2 per offer
Langley School	178	981	216	145	5.5 per offer
Light Hall School	194	672	197	161	3.5 per offer
Lode Heath School	246	680	123	123	2.8 per offer
Lyndon School	236	750	230	182	3.2 per offer
Park Hall Academy	235	572	263	218	2.4 per offer
Smith's Wood Academy	117	276	84	84	2.4 per offer
St Peter's Catholic School	198	798	237	188	4.0 per offer
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst	200	519	111	111	2.6 per offer
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull	277	1558	377	243	5.6 per offer

Primary schools (51)

School	Places offered	All applications	First preferences	First preferences offered	Applications per offer
Balsall Common Primary School	77	123	70	70	1.6 per offer
Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School	25	152	23	23	6.1 per offer
Berkswell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	27	95	38	27	3.5 per offer
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School	50	108	49	49	2.2 per offer
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School	59	225	52	50	3.8 per offer
Burman Infant School	27	98	20	20	3.6 per offer
Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School	118	245	112	98	2.1 per offer
Cheswick Green Primary School	19	98	17	17	5.2 per offer
Coleshill Heath School	41	87	40	40	2.1 per offer
Cranmore Infant School	31	109	31	30	3.5 per offer
Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School	28	74	26	26	2.6 per offer
Dickens Heath Community Primary School	51	134	48	48	2.6 per offer
Dorridge Primary School	89	212	91	89	2.4 per offer
Fordbridge Community Primary School	60	126	59	59	2.1 per offer
George Fentham Endowed School	28	51	27	27	1.8 per offer
Greswold Primary School	86	195	75	75	2.3 per offer
Kineton Green Primary School	29	123	23	23	4.2 per offer
Kingshurst Primary School	59	130	58	58	2.2 per offer
Knowle Church of England Primary Academy	60	199	60	58	3.3 per offer
Lady Katherine Leveson Church of England Primary School	17	50	15	15	2.9 per offer
Marston Green Infant Academy	73	128	69	69	1.8 per offer
Meriden Church of England Primary School	11	34	11	11	3.1 per offer
Mill Lodge Primary School	30	84	29	24	2.8 per offer
Monkspath Junior and Infant School	72	166	68	68	2.3 per offer
Oak Cottage Primary School	30	242	77	30	8.1 per offer
Olton Primary School	76	182	62	62	2.4 per offer
Our Lady of Compassion Catholic Primary School	39	93	35	35	2.4 per offer
Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School	48	133	43	43	2.8 per offer
Peterbrook Primary School	26	61	26	26	2.3 per offer
Smith's Wood Primary Academy	60	132	73	60	2.2 per offer
St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School	47	110	42	42	2.3 per offer
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School	26	68	25	25	2.6 per offer
St Anne's Catholic Primary School	61	142	55	54	2.3 per offer
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School	30	82	37	30	2.7 per offer
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School	28	93	28	28	3.3 per offer
St George and St Teresa Catholic Primary School	15	57	15	15	3.8 per offer
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School	18	58	17	17	3.2 per offer
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School	28	118	45	28	4.2 per offer
St Mary and St Margaret's Church of England Aided Primary School	30	92	53	30	3.1 per offer
St Patricks Church of England Primary Academy	30	73	32	30	2.4 per offer
Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy	60	187	54	52	3.1 per offer
Tidbury Green School	60	152	60	59	2.5 per offer
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Hockley Heath	12	57	12	12	4.8 per offer
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley	55	159	41	40	2.9 per offer
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Yew Tree	29	104	32	28	3.6 per offer
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James	29	217	79	29	7.5 per offer
Ulverley School	47	136	44	44	2.9 per offer
Valley Primary	57	128	57	57	2.2 per offer
Windy Arbor Primary School	55	96	54	54	1.7 per offer
Woodlands Infant School	60	156	40	39	2.6 per offer
Yorkswood Primary School	50	78	42	42	1.6 per offer

Source: DfE secondary and primary school applications and offers (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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Questions

When is the Solihull secondary school application deadline?

31 October for a September start, set nationally by the School Admissions Code. Late applications are usually considered only after on-time ones.

How long do I have to appeal?

Admission authorities must give you at least 20 school days from the date of your refusal letter (usually offer day). Many councils publish a specific date — use the council's date where shown.

Does this page tell me my chance of getting a place?

No. Places depend on each school's oversubscription criteria, which change every year. Only the admissions authority decides.