Grace Academy SolihullTile Cross Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Grace Academy Solihull and Tile Cross Academy are secondary schools in Birmingham.
Grace Academy Solihull scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Tile Cross Academy scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Grace Academy Solihull is ahead on our composite score.
Grace Academy Solihull was judged the expected standard and Tile Cross Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.2 for Grace Academy Solihull and 35.6 for Tile Cross Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Grace Academy Solihull (47.3 in 2021-22, 44.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Tile Cross Academy (35.2 in 2021-22, 35.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamGrace Academy Solihull | BirminghamTile Cross Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D53/100Stronger figure | D49/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 15 in Solihull | 70th of 89 in Birmingham | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 884 | 620 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 630 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B37 5JS | Birmingham, B33 9UF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.2 Stronger figure | 35.6 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38.8% Stronger figure | 27.9% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59.2% Stronger figure | 48.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.4% | 31.7% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 Stronger figure | 3.17 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 147 | 104 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 26 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 26.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 874 | 624 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 50.0% | 74.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.3% | 39.1% | |
| SEN support | 24.7% | 22.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.6% | 10.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.1% Stronger figure | 38.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Grace Academy Solihull
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