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Solihull Alternative Provision Academy

URN
143918
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
URN
143918
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

69 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2022/23.

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

36

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
13 October 2022
Inspection date
14 September 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 13 October 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 13 October 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Solihull
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Solihull)
School website
https://www.solihullacademy.org.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Solihull to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 destinations

Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

Education destination

Education %

43.0%

Employment destination

Employment %

7.0%

Apprenticeship destination

Apprenticeships %

7.0%

Not in education, employment or training

NEET %

29.0%

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

B90 4LE - Cranmore Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Cranmore Avenue, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands
Postcode
B90 4LE
Phone
1217095420
Website
https://www.solihullacademy.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Solihull
Local authority code
334

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 183 schools in Solihull.

Authority statistics

Total schools

183

Open schools

91

Closed schools

92

Primary schools

115

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 13 October 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 13 October 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 13 October 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 October 202214 September 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 13 October 2022
    • Good

      Published
      13 October 2022
      Inspected
      14 September 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    35

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary115 (62.8%)
    • Secondary35 (19.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other33 (18.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Cranmore Infant School249 mPrimaryOpen
    Widney Junior School405 mPrimaryOpen
    Shirley Heath Junior School944 mPrimaryOpen
    Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School963 mPrimaryOpen
    Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School963 mPrimaryClosed
    Alderbrook School989 mSecondaryOpen
    Alderbrook Leading Edge School and Arts College989 mSecondaryClosed
    Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    Tudor Grange School1.1 kmSecondaryClosed
    St Augustine's Catholic Primary School1.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Cranmore Infant School
      Distance
      249 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Widney Junior School
      Distance
      405 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Shirley Heath Junior School
      Distance
      944 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      963 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Solihull)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Al-Furqan Community College (Boys)Not applicableB91 3HGClosed
    Al-Furqan SolihulNot applicableB91 3HGClosed
    Auckland Education CentreNot applicableB36 0DDClosed
    Blossomfield CentreNot applicableB91 1SBClosed
    Bright Stars SchoolNot applicableB92 9NRClosed
    • Al-Furqan Community College (Boys)
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      B91 3HG
      Status
      Closed
    • Al-Furqan Solihul
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      B91 3HG
      Status
      Closed
    • Auckland Education Centre
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      B36 0DD
      Status
      Closed
    • Blossomfield Centre
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      B91 1SB
      Status
      Closed
    • Bright Stars School
    Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    963 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Alderbrook School
    Distance
    989 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Alderbrook Leading Edge School and Arts College
    Distance
    989 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Tudor Grange School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    1.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    B92 9NR
    Status
    Closed