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Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst, Birmingham

Inadequate
Secondary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 11–18

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Birmingham, part of Tudor Grange Academies Trust. It was rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2023. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 86th-highest of the 91 schools in Birmingham with published results, and 3,165th of 3,298 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.

GCSE results
Below England average
Ofsted
Inadequate (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
Progress (2024)
Well below average
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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Solihull (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst in detail

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst in its own words

In its own words: "The ethos of the Academy is built around a set of core values; Our ethos and values mean that we have high aspirations of our students and expect them to behave ‘The Right Way’. We want all our students to become responsible, respectful young adults who are ready to flourish in all aspects of life."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cooking and book club.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2026, pupils at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst averaged an Attainment 8 score of 33.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.4 in Solihull and 47 across England.

21% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Solihull and 47% in England.

That is up from 31.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.28: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 29.5, against 37.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

Getting a place at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

For September 2026 entry, 111 families put Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst as their first choice and 519 named it as one of their preferences, for 200 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 Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst are John Henry Newman Catholic College (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.1); WMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull) (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 34.5); Grace Academy Solihull (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43); and Centre for Accelerated Learning (0.9 miles).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst.

John Henry Newman Catholic CollegeWMG Academy for Young Engineers (Solihull)Grace Academy SolihullCentre for Accelerated Learning

The trust

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst is one of 13 schools run by Tudor Grange Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.5 in 2024/25.

All 13 schools in Tudor Grange Academies Trust

What parents say

104 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst (as of September 2025): 25% would recommend the school, 39% say their child is happy there and 26% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (47%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (21%).

Where pupils go next

Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 53 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 26% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 38% into work.

Who goes there

58.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (69%), Mixed (12%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 254 pupils (22.1%) received SEN support and 19 (1.7%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Marston Green Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Corinne Croft (opposite), 160 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 460 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Solihull (226), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst issued 392 suspensions, 33 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst are Fordbridge Community Primary School (0.3 miles), St Anthony's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Yorkswood Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.

Fordbridge Community Primary SchoolSt Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolYorkswood Primary School

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

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 GIAS
Head:Mr Darren Turner
Pupils:1,151
LA:Solihull
Phone:01213298300
Address:Cooks Lane, Solihull, Birmingham, B37 6NU
Trust:TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST (13 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Requires Improvement

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 23 September 2025View full report
URN:146379
UKPRN:10081067
Constituency:Meriden and Solihull East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's September 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst has made impressive improvements and now provides a well-planned curriculum accessible to all pupils. The school excels at supporting vulnerable learners, particularly those with SEND who benefit from tailored support, and offers an impressive range of clubs and trips to enrich students' experience. Behaviour in lessons has strengthened significantly, and the sixth form provides excellent mentoring and support for older students.

Key Strengths

  • Well-sequenced, broad curriculum designed to be accessible to all pupils with mix of academic and vocational qualifications
  • Strong support for pupils with SEND who feel part of a 'SEND family' and early identification of pupils needing reading support
  • Improving behaviour in lessons with clearer school expectations and reducing need for suspensions
  • Impressive range of clubs and trips including sports, cooking, tabletop role-playing game, and Year 7 London trip
  • Sixth-form students showing excellent leadership through peer mentoring roles

Areas for Improvement

  • Pupils have significant gaps in knowledge from previous years which impacts achievement in key qualifications, particularly at end of key stage 4
  • Staff inconsistently check pupils' understanding during lessons and do not always adapt teaching when misconceptions are spotted
  • Inappropriate behaviour at social times and lesson changeovers continues, with inconsistent staff responses to behaviour policy
  • Outcomes at end of key stage 4 not improving quickly enough, remaining below national expectations
  • Inconsistencies in teaching quality across subjects despite professional development programmes

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with strong pastoral and safeguarding teams supporting pupils with barriers to learning.

Extracurricular Activities

Sports clubs, cooking club, tabletop role-playing game, Year 7 London trip, various other trips

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst has improved considerably since being judged inadequate in January 2023. The school now requires improvement overall, with good sixth-form provision and personal development, but still needs to strengthen the quality of education and consistency in behaviour management.

At a Glance

58.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

104 responses
Would recommend25%
Child is happy39%
Child does well38%
High expectations47%
Feels safe39%
Well behaved21%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)26%
Kept informed39%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)25%
Wider development23%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Secondary Performance (GCSE)

Academic year 2025/26

GCSE Results

2023
2024
2025
2026
Attainment 8 GCSE Eng+Maths

2025/26 academic year

Progress 8 has declined from -1.08 to -1.28 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 35.7 to 33.4 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has remained stable at around 21% (2023 to 2026).

Performance by Group

GroupProgress 8Attainment 8Eng+Maths 5+
All pupils-33.421.1%
Disadvantaged(95)-29.514.7%
Not known to be disadvantaged(95)-37.427.4%
Boys(95)-30.217.9%
Girls(95)-36.624.2%
Show more breakdowns (2)
Known or believed to be other than English(8)-44.937.5%
Non mobile(184)-33.721.2%

2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language374
Mathematics374
Combined Science372
English Literature364
History254
Geography142
Health Studies122
Art and Design116
Social Studies107
Sports Studies76
Media / Film / TV Studies56
Computer Science52
Spanish38
Design and Technology36
Speech and Drama36
Multimedia18
Dance5
Statistics1
Other Modern Languages1
Religious Studies1

2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils

After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations

After GCSEs (Year 11) - 198 students

Continued education79%
Further education47%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment1%
Not in education/employment12%

2023/24 data

Exclusions & Suspensions

5

Permanent exclusions

0.42%

Exclusion rate

392

Suspensions

32.97%

Suspension rate

146 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 1,189 pupils

2024/25 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools

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Term dates

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst 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

Corinne Croft (opp)
158m · 3 min walk
Tudor Grange Academy (adj)
177m · 3 min walk
Blackcat Close (opp)
348m · 6 min walk
Hillside Drive (adj)
359m · 6 min walk
Bangor House (opp)
430m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
20
Fatal
0
Serious
8
Children hurt
10

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 12 slight.

10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 6 on a bicycle.

8 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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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

76%

Available places

1,185 pupils

1,550 places

365 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:18,575
Projected new pupils:3,344

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham

Across Solihull council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

Places available

3,299

Applications

2,632

Got 1st preference

79.7%

Got preferred school

97.1%

All secondary applications across Solihull council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(7)

23 September 2025
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Sixth FormGood
25 June 2025
4 March 2025

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

254

SEN Support

19

EHC Plans

23.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health97
Autistic Spectrum Disorder89
Moderate Learning Difficulty29
Speech, Language & Communication25
Specific Learning Difficulty21
Hearing Impairment4
Physical Disability4
Visual Impairment3
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
69.0%
Asian
6.2%
Black
5.6%
Mixed
11.5%
Chinese
0.1%
Other
1.0%
Unclassified
3.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals58.9%
English as Additional Language5.3%

1,151

Total Pupils

558

Boys

593

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

68

Teachers

16.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£53,000

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£8,063

Per pupil

£9752k

Total funding

£669k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£2,059,539
EAL funding£16,257
Lump sum£145,611

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

12.8%

Overall absence

37.4%

Persistent absence

1,166

Enrolments

Authorised6.7%
Unauthorised6.1%
Persistent (10%+)37.4%
Severe (50%+)7.4%

Absence trend

6.3%
18/19
6.7%
20/21
11.9%
21/22
13.9%
22/23
14.6%
23/24
12.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst

What are GCSE results like at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

In the 2026 results, pupils at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst achieved an Attainment 8 score of 33.4. 21% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.

What is Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst's Ofsted rating?

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2023, it was rated Inadequate.

What is the catchment area for Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

No fixed boundary. When Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst is oversubscribed, Solihull allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 1550 places.

How big are the classes at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

Classes at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst average 23.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst has around 1151 pupils on roll. 59% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

12.8% of sessions were missed at Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst in 2024/25. 37.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

Apply through Solihull's coordinated admissions process, naming Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 12 slight. 10 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot and 6 on a bicycle. 8 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 Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst?

Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst is at Cooks Lane, Solihull, Birmingham, B37 6NU.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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