Kingswood School
Kingswood School is an independent school in Solihull for boys and girls aged 2 to 16. It has 40 pupils and room for 100.
St James Place, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2BA0121 744 7883kingswoodschool.co.ukMs Michelle Beech headmasterAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Solihull council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 40 | 55 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 88 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 40% | 39% | 27% | 24% | 18% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 6% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 6% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James | Academy | 130 m | 241 | Outstanding 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Hazel Oak School | Council | 600 m | 182 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Burman Infant School | Council | 670 m | 169 | No overall grade 2025 | 18 | Compare |
| Shirley Heath Junior School | Council | 690 m | 420 | No overall grade 2024 | 82 | Compare |
| Haslucks Green School | Academy | 810 m | 254 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School | Council | 820 m | 247 | Good 2022 | 51 | Compare |
| Woodlands Infant School | Council | 890 m | 204 | Good 2022 | 67 | Compare |
| Light Hall School | Academy | 910 m | 1,037 | Good 2021 | 65 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Kingswood School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Kingswood School yet.
How many pupils does Kingswood School have?
40 pupils aged 2 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 100 places, so it is 40% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- St James Place, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2BA
- Telephone
- 0121 744 7883
- Website
- www.kingswoodschool.co.uk
- Headmaster
- Ms Michelle Beech
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Ward
- Shirley West
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 February 1991
- URN
- 104128 · LAESTAB 3346009 · UKPRN 10018802
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.