Priestley Smith School
Special schoolPriestley Smith School is a special school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 2 to 19. It had 94 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, October 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 9 October 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Priestley Smith School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Priestley Smith School was 6.3, against 46.8 in Birmingham and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 87 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 89 | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 6.3 | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 64.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 7 | – | – |
- Priestley Smith School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Beeches Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- Arena AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional)40 m
- Perry Beeches Nursery SchoolNursery. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses110 m
- Glenmead Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Barr View Primary & Nursery AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Calshot Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).