Solihull School

Registered charity 1120597 · since 2007solsch.org.uk·Solihull·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£1,495

Annual giving, year to 31 August 2025

From the Charity Commission register

Key takeaways

Solihull School's grant-making is small and mostly internal: its bursary awards are far larger than the £1,495 it gave to institutions, and it runs bursaries and scholarships for its own pupils.
Its stated priority is Solihull and Shirley, and its objects also name relief for people in need in the parishes of St James the Great, Shirley, and St Alphege, Solihull, so a local primary school or parish church there has the clearest match with its listed support.
Because no application process is published in the annual report, its register entry or its website, a short, specific approach to the contact shown on its website is the only route open, and a modest request fits its typical giving.
Families seeking a bursary or scholarship should not approach the charity as a grant funder, because bursaries are means-tested for the Senior School and scholarships are for 11+ or Sixth Form (16+) entry.

Overview

Solihull School is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1120597).

Solihull School is a registered charity whose purpose is to advance education by maintaining an independent day school for boys and girls in Solihull, with a religious character in accordance with the tenets of the Church of England and a liberal education. It provides financial assistance to individuals of ability who cannot afford the fees, and it offers its facilities to other local organisations. Bursary awards totalled £1,241,373 and were allocated to 123 pupils.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Solihull School’s charitable work is centred on maintaining an independent day school and supporting education and religion in its local community. It offers means-tested bursaries to children whose parents cannot afford full fees, with awards based on applicants’ financial circumstances. Scholarships recognise a wide range of abilities, including academic, art and design, sport, music and performing arts. Alongside support for its pupils, the School makes donations and offers other support to local maintained primary schools and parish churches. Its charitable objects also include relief for people in need in the parishes of St James the Great, Shirley, and St Alphege, Solihull.

Themes

Education
Bursaries
Scholarships
Church support

Geographic Focus

Priority: Solihull; Shirley.

What they don't fund

Bursaries only:
- children other than those in the Senior School
- children who have not performed well in the examination
- children whose parents can afford full fees
- children whose parents do not meet the means test
Scholarships only: pupils other than those applying for 11+ entry or Sixth Form entry (16+)

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Who can apply:

Bursaries: Awards are made on the basis of a means test.

What to send:

Bursaries
- Parents are asked to declare an interest in writing by the appropriate closing date for registrations.
- Parents are asked to return the assessment forms to the Bursar as quickly as possible.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Solihull

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Solihull School.

Colebridge TrustNo public processGave £2,518 George Fentham Birmingham CharityFixed deadlinesGave £157k Clara Martineau CharityNo public processGave £250k The Eric W Vincent Trust FundRollingGave £57,943 Heart of England Community FoundationRollingGave £10.6M Henry James Sayer CharityRollingGave £62,850 The Lord Austin TrustRollingGave £141k Mayville High SchoolNo public process Sutton Coldfield Charitable TrustFixed deadlinesGave £1.3M Harborne and Smethwick Charitable TrustRollingGave £223k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£20,511,694	£19,887,869	£925	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£21,281,146	£21,405,499	£1,250	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£22,710,191	£22,644,055	£1,345	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£26,227,012	£24,159,892	£1,425	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£28,072,995	£27,650,474	£1,495	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£925 grants

YE 2022

£1,250 grants

YE 2023

£1,345 grants

YE 2024

£1,425 grants

YE 2025

£1,495 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.

Grants paid, all years: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.