The Pines Special School
Special schoolThe Pines Special School is a special school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 3 to 16. It had 287 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 26 February 2025
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 The Pines Special 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 The Pines Special School was 2.7, 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 | 91 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 2.7 | 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 | 27 | – | – |
- The Pines Special 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- Stockland Green SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, February 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional)120 m
- Marsh Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Marsh Hill Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, February 2024510 m
- Brookvale Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Featherstone Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met860 m
- Featherstone Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2022. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 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).