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Dickens Heath Community Primary School

Community school · Solihull · B90 1NA

Ages 3–11 · 453 pupils · Solihull

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Ofsted

Strong standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Strong standard

Inspection date

2026-05-19

  • AchievementStrong standard
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.9%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
372

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

57

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
136
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
20
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

453 pupils · 470 places

Pupils on roll
453
Boys / girls
227 / 226
School capacity
470
Capacity fill
453 / 470 (96%)
Free school meals
14.3%
FSM pupils
62
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs J Nicholls

Location

Address
Three Acres Lane, Dickens Heath
Postcode
B90 1NA
Town
Solihull
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Solihull
District
Solihull
Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
13 on roll / 14 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Solihull, Solihull, 453 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 14.3%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Solihull
65
Primary schools in Solihull
43
Academies among open schools in Solihull
54% (35)
Open schools in B90
20
Primary in B90
15
Open schools in Solihull LA
90
Primary in Solihull LA
59

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SolihullNear B90

  • Tidbury Green School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Solihull · B90 1QW · Solihull

    Ages 2–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.2%
    • Demand0.92

    0.7 miles away

  • Woodlands Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Solihull · B90 2PX · Solihull

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.83

    0.9 miles away

  • Burman Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Solihull · B90 2JW · Solihull

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM10.9%
    • Demand0.92

    1.2 miles away

  • Mill Lodge Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Solihull · B90 1BT · Solihull

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM27.0%
    • Demand1.50

    1.3 miles away

  • Cheswick Green Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Solihull · B90 4HG · Solihull

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM20.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Shirley Heath Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Solihull · B90 3DS · Solihull

    Ages 7–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM17.4%

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs J Nicholls
Telephone
01217338359
Website
www.dickens-heath.solihull.sch.uk

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