Lode Heath School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 5 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 137008
- Address
- Lode Lane, B91 2HW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1164 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 61.4%
Pakistani 11%
Mixed 6.8%
Indian 4.8%
Chinese 4%
Other White 2.7%
Other Asian 2.5%
Unclassified 2%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Caribbean 0.9%
Other 0.9%
African 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.4
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.9
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 58 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
Lode Heath School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 143
- 3rd preference
- 139
- From another Local Authority
- 260
Offers
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 28
- To another Local Authority
- 31
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 132 108 |
| Year 8 | 240 122 118 |
| Year 9 | 237 119 118 |
| Year 10 | 225 110 115 |
| Year 11 | 222 120 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 36.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 32.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 15.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.2% 1.0% |