Establishment The Heights Academy
URN: 149753
Free schools special
Academy trust: FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
- Address
- Auckland Drive, Solihull, B36 0DD
- Solihull (334)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mrs Lisa Walker
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 7 to 16
- Phase of education
- Not applicable
- School type
- Free schools special
- Academy trust
- FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy sponsor
- Forward Education Trust
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 149753,
DfE number: 334/7004
UKPRN: 10093074 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Telephone
- 01212696000
- Ofsted rating and reports
-
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- Religious character
- None
- Diocese
- Not applicable
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Official sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- School capacity Help with school capacity field Opens a dialog
- 116
- Number of pupils
- 69
- Section 41 approved
- Not applicable
- Open date
- 1 September 2023
- Reason establishment opened
- New Provision
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not recorded
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 40
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 58%
- Type of SEN provision
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 3 July 2026
- Type of resourced provision
- Not recorded
- Resourced provision number on roll
- Resourced provision capacity
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit number on roll
- Special Educational Needs (SEN) unit capacity
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Local governance professional - individual academy or free school
Not recorded
Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Everton Burke | Not recorded | 1813894 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 16 May 2025 | 15 May 2027 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katie Christine Kavanagh | Not recorded | 1865887 | Elected by parents | 24 February 2026 | 23 February 2028 |
| Miss Joanne Skinner | Not recorded | 1847164 | Elected by school staff | 19 November 2025 | 18 November 2027 |
| Mrs Tamsin Gazey | Not recorded | 1847165 | Elected by school staff | 19 November 2025 | 18 November 2027 |
| Mrs Clare Louise Jennings | Not recorded | 1834741 | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 2 October 2025 | 1 October 2027 |
| Mrs Lisa Walker | Not recorded | 1824308 | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 September 2025 | Not recorded |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Kavanagh | 1718667 | Local governor | 11 January 2024 | 11 January 2026 |
| Lisa Williams | 1760608 | Local governor | 18 September 2024 | 6 October 2025 |
| Elysha Hughes | 1695746 | Local governor | 6 October 2023 | 5 October 2025 |
| Matthew Hill | 1695748 | Local governor | 6 October 2023 | 5 October 2025 |
| Judy Elizabeth Tullett | 1693812 | Local governor | 29 September 2023 | 28 September 2025 |
| Nicola Redhead | 1702478 | Local governor | 21 November 2022 | 31 August 2025 |
| Sheena Hodgson | 1702480 | Local governor | 6 November 2023 | 31 August 2025 |
There are no linked establishments
- Government office region (GOR)
- West Midlands
- District
- Solihull
- Ward
- Smith's Wood
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Urban/rural description
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E08000029
- Easting
- 416757
- Northing
- 290003
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 10095761184
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- Solihull 002
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- Solihull 002B
Age range
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School capacity
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Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
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Lower super output area (LSOA)
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