Tudor Grange Academy Solihull

What Tudor Grange Academy Solihull does

Tudor Grange Academy Solihull is a state-funded secondary school and sixth form located in Solihull, West Midlands, England, serving approximately 1,700 students aged 11–18 across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5. Founded in 1957 as a boys' grammar school, it merged with the local girls' grammar school in 1974 and converted to Academy status in 2011, becoming part of the multi-academy Tudor Grange Academies Trust (TGAT). The institution delivers GCSE and A-Level curricula, a careers education programme aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks, and a wider character development programme branded as the "Tudor Habits Framework."

The academy's technology stack is composed entirely of third-party educational platforms rather than proprietary systems, including Moodle (VLE), Office 365, Show My Homework, Bromcom Parent Portal, ParentPay, the Magellan student portal, the MyVoice safeguarding reporting tool, and Unifrog as the careers platform. These tools support learning delivery, parent communication, attendance tracking, online safety, and university applications via UCAS. The academy has no in-house developed software products, APIs, or commercial technology offerings.

As a government-funded Academy, Tudor Grange Academy Solihull operates as an exempt charity and does not charge tuition; revenue is derived primarily from per-pupil funding via the Department for Education and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, supplemented by ancillary fees from school meals, facility lettings, holiday camps, and instrumental lessons. The institution is not a commercial enterprise in the conventional sense and does not generate revenue from external customers or product sales.

Name

Tudor Grange Academy Solihull

Legal name

Tudor Grange Academy Solihull

Website

https://solihull.tgacademy.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tudor Grange Academy Solihull is a UK state-funded secondary school and sixth form in the West Midlands, serving approximately 1,700 students aged 11–18 under the Tudor Grange Academies Trust. It delivers GCSE and A-Level education using third-party learning platforms and receives government per-pupil funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Solihull

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tudor Grange Academy Solihull is a state-funded secondary school and sixth form providing full-time education for approximately 1,700 students aged 11–18, including a 300-student sixth form. It delivers a broad KS3–KS5 curriculum leading to GCSE and A-Level qualifications, a careers education programme (CEIAG), pastoral and safeguarding support, and enrichment activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and instrumental/vocal lessons. As an exempt charity and academy within the Tudor Grange Academies Trust, it operates free of charge to students, with ancillary fee-bearing services such as school meals, facility lettings and holiday camps.

Product overview

Tudor Grange Academy Solihull is an educational institution providing secondary education (Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5) and sixth form provision. The academy offers a comprehensive curriculum across multiple subject areas, a careers education programme, and various student support services. The institution uses third-party educational platforms and tools for student management, learning, parent communication, and safeguarding purposes. This is an educational services provider, not a technology product company with software products, modules, or API offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Key Stage 3 & Key Stage 4) Full-time secondary education for students aged 11–16 (Years 7–11) delivering the GCSE curriculum across core and elective subjects, with structured assessment and pastoral support.
• Sixth Form (Key Stage 5) Full-time A-Level education for students aged 16–18 (Years 12–13) with preparation for university and careers, including UCAS application support and progression to Russell Group universities.
• Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Programme A structured careers programme aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks, delivered using the Unifrog platform and supported by the Solihull Careers Hub, Life Ready Solihull, an external careers advisor, and an Enterprise Adviser to prepare students for university, apprenticeships and the workplace.
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award Programme Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme offered to students as a personal development enrichment activity covering volunteering, physical, skills and expedition sections.
• Instrumental and Vocal Lessons Fee-based instrumental and vocal music tuition offered to students as part of the academy's wider curriculum and music programme.
• School Meals (Catering Services) School meals provided to enrolled students and families through the academy's catering service, paid via ParentPay.
• Facility Lettings Hiring of academy sports, performance and other facilities to external users via Community Lettings UK, generating supplementary revenue.
• Holiday Camps Holiday activity camps run during school holidays for students and families, operated as a fee-bearing ancillary service.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Tudor Grange Academies Trust (TGAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe academy is part of Tudor Grange Academies Trust, a family of academies within the Midlands with a shared ethos, common values and collective goals. The Trust provides central oversight, quality assurance, safeguarding governance, and shared resources including a Teaching School Hub.
• Life Ready SolihullcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe academy is part of Life Ready Solihull and an active member of the Solihull Careers Hub, which provides careers education support and resources for students.
• Solihull Careers HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of the Solihull Careers Hub supporting the delivery of the Gatsby Benchmarks for careers education.
• UnifrogcoreTechnology or IntegrationThe academy's chosen online careers platform that brings all available career and education information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students make the best choices and submit strongest applications.
• UCAScoreTechnology or IntegrationUniversity and Colleges Admissions Service - used for processing university applications for sixth form students.
• National Online SafetysupportingTechnology or IntegrationProvides online safety guides and resources for parents, carers and staff to help keep students safe online, including webinars and annual certificate courses.
• Helen Cunningham - Careers AdvisorsupportingOthersExternal careers advisor providing guidance and support to sixth form students.
• Dan Gerrard (DS Smith) - Enterprise AdvisersupportingOthersEnterprise Adviser from DS Smith providing industry insight and career guidance support.
• The James Brindley FoundationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for serious youth violence prevention, providing support and resources for students.
• ChildlinesupportingOthersNational helpline service signposted for students who need someone to talk to about worries.
• NSPCCsupportingOthersChild protection charity providing helpline and support services signposted for safeguarding concerns.
• The SamaritanssupportingOthersConfidential emotional support helpline signposted for students experiencing distress.
• KoothsupportingOthersOnline counselling and emotional support service for children and young people signposted as a resource.
• Young MindssupportingOthersMental health charity for young people providing resources and Parentline support for families.
• The Children's SocietysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity partnership for the Young Carers in Schools programme, helping identify and support young carers.
• Carers TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity partnership for the Young Carers in Schools award programme supporting young carers in education.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: Large multi-academy trust combining state-funded and independent schools. Comparable in scale and breadth of secondary provision, and useful as a benchmark for trust-level central services and Teaching School activity.
• Harris Federation: Multi-academy trust operating a network of high-performing secondary academies across England. Comparable to TGAT at greater scale, with a similar emphasis on academic outcomes and system-leadership activity.
• Oasis Community Learning: National multi-academy trust running secondary academies across the UK. Relevant peer for academy-trust governance, safeguarding infrastructure, and operating model that combines educational and wider pastoral/character provision.
• Academy Transformation Trust: Midlands-based multi-academy trust already recognised by Tudor Grange (awarded the ACT School of the Year 2025 prize). Direct trust-to-trust peer for operating in the same regional footprint and serving similar demographics.
• E-ACT: Large national multi-academy trust operating multiple secondary academies. Relevant comparator on academy-trust operating model, central back-office structure, and trust-level performance management — similar in role to Tudor Grange Academies Trust at greater scale.
• King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon: High-performing selective grammar school in the wider West Midlands region. Operates a different admissions model but competes for the same aspirational, high-attaining cohort, and serves as a benchmark for top-end academic outcomes.

Direct peers

• Light Hall School: Secondary school located in the Solihull metropolitan area serving a similar age range and family demographic. Comparable size and curriculum structure, and one of the closest local competitors for student recruitment.
• Tudor Grange Academy Redditch: Sister secondary academy within the Tudor Grange Academies Trust, sharing central governance, ethos, and the Teaching School Hub infrastructure. Operates in a similar comprehensive-secondary model in the West Midlands, making it the closest direct comparator for curriculum, staffing, and outcomes benchmarking.
• Hall Green School: Large secondary school in the south Birmingham area, competing for families across the Birmingham-Solihull corridor. Similar comprehensive model with a substantial sixth form, providing a direct comparator on academic outcomes and sixth-form recruitment.
• Arden Academy: Solihull-based secondary school serving a similar demographic and competing for the same parental catchment. Comparable scale, comprehensive model, and post-16 provision make it the closest local direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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