Solihull School
Solihull School is starting the new school year with two awards, with its pupils’ academic achievements and commitment to charitable work both receiving national recognition.
Solihull has been crowned winner of The Telegraph’s Best GCSEs accolade, part of its Best Value Private Schools 2026 awards, while it has also been named Highly Commended in the Charitable Work Champion category of the School House Awards.
The Telegraph award recognises exceptional GCSE performance, highlighting Solihull’s latest results which saw 76% of grades awarded at 9-7, with 55% at 9-8 and 30% at the top grade 9. Ten pupils achieved 10 or more Grade 9s.
The results also reflect the progress pupils make during their time at the school - according to its value-added measure, Solihull is in the top 1% of schools nationally for the progress pupils make between Year 7 and Year 11.
Alongside academic success, the school has also been recognised for its commitment to charitable work, securing a prestigious School House award celebrating the scale and breadth of activities across Solihull, involving pupils from Nursery through to Sixth Form.
The Charitable Work Champion accolade noted ‘giving’ is often pupil-led, with School Council initiatives, fundraising challenges, volunteering and partnerships with charities and community organisations forming an important part of school life.
Giving is also often staff-led, with large numbers of staff across both campuses regularly taking on cycling, running and walking ultra challenges in their own time to fundraise for great causes.
School House Awards judge Dr Spurr commented: “Solihull’s admirably diverse charitable programmes, in which all 1,560 pupils are involved, result in concrete, positive humanitarian impact and outcomes.”
Headmaster Charles Fillingham said: “I have never come across another school with the sense of community and the sense of belonging that we have at Solihull School. Pupils and staff work together for success; families are supportive; sports and trips and clubs are legion.”
For Mr Fillingham, the combination of achievement and opportunity is simply part of a good education. He added: “This is a work-hard, play-hard kind of school. It’s not a secret recipe – it’s called good education.”