Lode Heath School

State-Funded School

lode-heath-school-solihull-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

SolihullLocal Authority

Meriden and Solihull EastConstituency

B91 2HWPostcode

7.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lode Heath School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Solihull, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,096 pupils. Lode Heath School is part of Arden Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.44

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

24%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,096

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

28%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,096
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Arden Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
30 Apr 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.