Lyndon School

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Solihull·B92 8EJ
Composite score
62.1
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#955
National rank
#77
In West Midlands
#7
In Solihull
Top 30%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
49.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
48%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
72%
% EBacc grade 5+
30%
EBacc average points score
4.57

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
79%
230 first choices, 236 places
First choices per place
0.97
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
750
any preference, for 236 places
Last place offered lived
0.90 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 1448 m
Applications from another council area
60%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.16
00.511.5
1 per place
0.7720221.0620231.0720241.1420250.972026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
1,184
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
32.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
25.3%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
16.1%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
1.1%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.4%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
22.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.0
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,901
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
91%
238 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
85%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

Lyndon School is a secondary school serving Solihull, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. It has 1,184 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Lyndon School 'Good'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 49.7 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.3 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of secondary schools nationally.

48% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 72% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 79% of the families who made Lyndon School their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.90 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 91% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.4%. There are about 18.0 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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