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Priestley Smith School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–19 · Community special school
Perry Beeches Campus, Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham B42 2PY · priestleysmith.com · 0121 325 3900
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 5.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Birmingham 46.3, England 45.9
- Pupils
- 94
- 4 over 90 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.2%
- First language not English
- 35.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 5.1, and 14.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Birmingham it was 46.3, and across England 45.9.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Birmingham it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼87 | 106 | ||
| ▼89 | 105 | ||
| ▼94 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| hidden | 46 | ||
| hidden | 45.4% | ||
| hidden | 64.8% | ||
| hidden | 40.5% | ||
| hidden | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +16.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Priestley Smith School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Mar 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 18
- 20% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (100%) with SEND