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The Pines Special School

Foundation special school · Mixed · Birmingham

Marsh Hill, Birmingham, B23 7EY

Website 01214646136

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

91.4%

22.7% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

287

Capacity used

Over capacity

106%

270 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Foundation special school
Age range
3–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Wayne Tulloch
Address
Marsh Hill, Birmingham, B23 7EY
Phone
01214646136
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward / constituency
Stockland Green · Birmingham Erdington
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103622

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals55%——
English as additional language21%——
SEN support0%——
77% boys (222)23% girls (65)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: Birmingham Special Schools Trust

287 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    26 February 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 269 pupils

Attendance

91.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

22.7%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

18%
20/21
24%
21/22
25%
22/23
25%
23/24
23%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard5%
-70% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score91
-15 vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard10%
-64% vs England
Higher standard5%
-21% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard5%
-68% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

7.720227.420233.820244.42025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 84.446
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score0.294.1
Pupils in cohort20—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.21
Other pupils
-1.61
Low prior attainers
-1.22

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Art and Design110%0%0%
Food Preparation & Nutrition80%0%0%
Mathematics60%0%0%
English Language60%17%17%
Combined Science50%0%0%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.