Coleshill Heath School, Birmingham
Coleshill Heath School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Birmingham, part of Collaborative Education Trust. It was 88% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Solihull (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Coleshill Heath School in detail
Results
Coleshill Heath School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104070), 88% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Coleshill Heath School
For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Coleshill Heath School as their first choice and 87 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Coleshill Heath School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Coleshill Heath School are Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 68% maths); St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, 79% reading, 90% maths); Windy Arbor Primary School (0.7 miles, 82% reading, 77% maths); and Fordbridge Community Primary School (0.7 miles, 84% reading, 81% maths).
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolSt Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolWindy Arbor Primary SchoolFordbridge Community Primary School
The trust
Coleshill Heath School is one of 4 schools run by Collaborative Education Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
57.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (73%) and Mixed (15%).
In 2026, 129 pupils (26.9%) received SEN support and 30 (6.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Marston Green Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Walnut Close (adjacent), 200 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Coleshill Heath School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 398 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Solihull (226), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Coleshill Heath School are WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) (0.6 miles), Grace Academy Solihull (0.8 miles), John Henry Newman Catholic College (0.9 miles) and Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (0.9 miles).
WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)Grace Academy SolihullJohn Henry Newman Catholic CollegeTudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Coleshill Heath School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Coleshill Heath School (URN 104070), it was rated Requires Improvement in May 2018.
At a Glance
57.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.1
Avg class size
21.8
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
20
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Coleshill Heath School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 104070). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 84% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 75% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 73% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Coleshill Heath School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Coleshill Heath School.
- Saints And Angels Before And After School Club730m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Coleshill Heath School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Solihull's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Coleshill Heath School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Coleshill Heath School is in Solihull; for families living there:
Apply to Solihull for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 19
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 12 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Solihull is 12 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Coleshill Heath School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
464 pupils
525 places
61 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Solihull council
Places available
2,638
Applications
2,090
Got 1st preference
91.7%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Solihull council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
129
SEN Support
30
EHC Plans
33.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
480
Total Pupils
219
Boys
261
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
28
Teachers
17.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,863
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Coleshill Heath School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 104070). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
8.8%
Overall absence
28.5%
Persistent absence
428
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Coleshill Heath School
Are there exam results for Coleshill Heath School?
Coleshill Heath School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 104070), 88% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Coleshill Heath School's Ofsted rating?
Coleshill Heath School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Coleshill Heath School (URN 104070), it was rated Requires Improvement in May 2018.
What is the catchment area for Coleshill Heath School?
No fixed boundary. When Coleshill Heath School is oversubscribed, Solihull allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Coleshill Heath School?
Coleshill Heath School was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 525 places.
How big are the classes at Coleshill Heath School?
Classes at Coleshill Heath School average 23.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Coleshill Heath School?
Coleshill Heath School has around 480 pupils on roll. 57% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Coleshill Heath School?
Apply through Solihull's coordinated admissions process, naming Coleshill Heath School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Coleshill Heath School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Coleshill Heath School: Saints And Angels Before And After School Club (730m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Coleshill Heath School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 12 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Solihull is 12 (the median across 90 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Coleshill Heath School?
Coleshill Heath School is at Lime Grove, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7PY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)