Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst, Birmingham
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
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.
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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Sixth Form
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 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
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
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 33.4 | 21.1% |
| Disadvantaged(95) | - | 29.5 | 14.7% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(95) | - | 37.4 | 27.4% |
| Boys(95) | - | 30.2 | 17.9% |
| Girls(95) | - | 36.6 | 24.2% |
Show more breakdowns (2)
| Known or believed to be other than English(8) | - | 44.9 | 37.5% |
| Non mobile(184) | - | 33.7 | 21.2% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 198 students
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
Latest from Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
Holiday Camps
14 Jul 2026
HAF Christmas Camp and Post 16 opportunity to volunteer
3 Dec 2025
Executive Principal Video Update
5 Sep 2025
Executive Principal Video Update
10 Jul 2025
Executive Principal Video Update
3 Jun 2025
The Rigby Foundation Update
23 May 2025
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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
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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
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
Across Solihull council
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)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
254
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
23.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
12.8%
Overall absence
37.4%
Persistent absence
1,166
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst
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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)