West Midlands is a metropolitan county in the West Midlands Region, England, with a 2021 population of 2,919,600, making it the second most populous county in England after Greater London. It was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The county is a NUTS 2 region within the wider NUTS 1 region of the same name. It embraces seven metropolitan boroughs: the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton, and the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall. The county is overseen by the West Midlands Combined Authority, which covers all seven boroughs and other non-constituent councils, on economy, transport and housing.
The Metropolitan Borough of Solihull is a metropolitan borough in West Midlands county, England. It is named after its largest town, Solihull, from which Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is based. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of seven boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region. Much of the large residential population in the north of the borough centres on the communities of Castle Bromwich, Fordbridge, Kingshurst, Marston Green and Smith's Wood as well as the town of Chelmsley Wood. In the south are the towns of Solihull and Shirley, and the large villages of Knowle, Dorridge, Meriden and Balsall Common.
Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Kingshurst, Solihull, England. It was the only City Technology College to offer post-16 students the opportunity to study the International Baccalaureate instead of A-levels. It also offers the options of studying for GNVQs and BTECs in various subjects.
Yorks Wood is a Local Nature Reserve in Kingshurst, Solihull, England. It is an 11 hectares ancient wood of predominantly oak trees. The River Cole is located south of the wood and located within Kingfisher Country Park.
Trinity School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Newbury, Berkshire, England. The school opened in September 1999 when two existing schools and one new school combined - hence the name Trinity. Trinity School caters for pupils between the ages of 11 and 19 and currently has approximately 1025 students on roll, including 108 in the Sixth Form.
Monkspath is a large residential community and light-industrial area of Solihull, West Midlands, England, southeast of the town's Shirley district. Monkspath is in the Blythe ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.
Moseley Park School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Bilston area of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.
Swakeleys School for Girls is a secondary school and sixth form for girls located in the Hillingdon area of the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. It is the only girls' school in the borough and used to share a site with Abbotsfield School for Boys in Clifton Gardens, until it was rebuilt in 2017, and reformed into the unisex Oak Wood School. After the closure of Abbotsfield School, Swakeleys School became the only single-sex school in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Hall Park Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Eastwood in the English county of Nottinghamshire.
Kearsley Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status sponsored by Northern Education Trust. It is located in Kearsley in the English county of Greater Manchester.
Cardinal Hume Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Beacon Lough area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It is named after Basil Cardinal Hume, a former President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
Rossington All Saints Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Rossington, South Yorkshire, England.
Park Lane Academy is a non-selective mixed secondary school located in Exley, West Yorkshire, England.
Batley Girls' High School is a secondary school and sixth form in Batley, West Yorkshire, England.
Great Wyrley Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Great Wyrley in the English county of Staffordshire.
Hillcrest School is a secondary school for girls located in the Bartley Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England.
Holyhead School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Handsworth area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England.
Smith's Wood Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Smith's Wood in the West Midlands of England.
Heath Park School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Heath Town area of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.
Wednesfield Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Wednesfield area of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.
