Dickens Heath Community Primary School, Solihull
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Dickens Heath excels at creating an inclusive, caring environment where every child - including those with special educational needs - thrives academically and personally. Teachers are highly skilled at explaining learning clearly and adapting lessons so all pupils access the same important content and experience success. The school combines strong academic results with outstanding behaviour and attendance, creating a calm, purposeful learning environment where pupils are eager to come to school.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve consistently high results in phonics, multiplication tables, and end of key stage 2 assessments, including disadvantaged pupils
- Strong inclusive practice with expert support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, who make excellent progress
- Excellent behaviour, attendance and relationships - pupils love coming to school with attendance above national average
- Well-designed progressive curriculum with expert teaching that closes knowledge gaps quickly
- Inclusive ethos with 'keep up rather than catch up' approach embedded throughout the school
Areas for Improvement
- Early years staff could be more precise and systematic in building knowledge and skills during some activities
- Some early years activities could be more specifically matched to individual children's needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School farm, drama, cookery, music opportunities, sports, residential visits to outdoor education centres, before and after school clubs
Dickens Heath Community Primary School is a strong performing school where pupils achieve very well across all key stages, with particularly impressive results in reading, writing, and mathematics. The school is built on a culture of inclusion, positive relationships, and high expectations for all learners.
At a Glance
14.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 85%. Maths has improved from 77% to 87%. Writing has improved from 74% to 79%.
Class Sizes
26.9
Avg class size
26.4
Infant (KS1)
26.6
KS2
17
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
453 pupils
470 capacity
17 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Solihull
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Solihull
Admissions Demand - Solihull
Places available
2,650
Applications
2,115
Got 1st preference
92.6%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Solihull (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.41296%
Overall absence
8.99471%
Persistent absence
378
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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