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The Heights Academy

Free school in Solihull B36 0DD

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  • School Reference Number: 149753
  • Address: Auckland Drive, Solihull B36 0DD
  • Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Redhead
  • Telephone: 0121 269 6000
  • Website: heights.fet.ac
  • Managing Organisation: Forward Education Trust
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools special
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 116
  • Local Education Authority: Solihull
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 7 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2023* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

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  • this is a type of school that Ofsted does not inspect

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Unique Reference Number149753
Local Authority Code334
Local Authority NameSolihull
Establishment Number7004
School / College NameThe Heights Academy
Establishment Type Code36
Establishment typeFree schools special
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2023
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low7
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity116
Special Classes Code1
Special classesHas Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils26
Number of Boys20
Number of Girls6
Percentage Free School Meals53.80
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16626
Academy trust or TrustFORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorForward Education Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10093074
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date21-01-2025
StreetAuckland Drive
Locality
Address3
TownSolihull
County (name)
PostcodeB36 0DD
Websitehttps://heights.fet.ac/
Telephone01212696000
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameNicola
Headteacher/Principal last nameRedhead
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeF
Government Office RegionWest Midlands
District CodeE08000029
DistrictSolihull
Ward CodeE05001300
WardSmith's Wood
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001095
Parliamentary ConstituencyBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000029
Easting416757
Northing290003
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Solihull 002
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Solihull 002B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN10095761184
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002082
LSOA CodeE01010236
Free School Meals14
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN149753
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/149753
LAESTAB3347004
School nameThe Heights Academy
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationFree School Special
School open date01/09/2023
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
Local authoritySolihull
Parliamentary constituencyBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Multi-academy trust UID16626
Multi-academy trust nameForward Education Trust
Academy sponsor UID16627
Academy sponsor nameForward Education Trust
PostcodeB36 0DD
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintileN/A
Total number of pupils26
Statutory lowest age7
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionN/A
Inspection typeN/A
Inspection type groupingN/A
Event type groupingN/A
Inspection start dateN/A
Publication dateN/A
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of latest graded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspectionN/A
School name at time of latest graded inspectionN/A
School type at time of latest graded inspectionN/A
Current school type used for chart C6N/A
Overall effectivenessN/A
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementN/A
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberN/A
Previous inspection start dateN/A
Previous publication dateN/A
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School name at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School type at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
Previous graded inspection overall effectivenessN/A
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementN/A
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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