Heart of England School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry, CV7 7FW

Principal · Gethyn Bennett

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,185Capacity 1,365

OfstedSchool remains Good (Concerns)Inspected 23 May 2024

TrustHeart of England School

Free school meals17.9%

School remains Good (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Solihull council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 160 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered201

Applications371

First choice160

First-choice offers160

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).