Hamilton School
Foundation special school · Mixed · Birmingham
Hamilton Road, Birmingham, B21 8AH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 08/04/2025
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
91.2%
22.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
196
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
199 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Age range
- 4–14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katie Williams
- Address
- Hamilton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AH
- Phone
- 01214641676
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward / constituency
- Holyhead · Birmingham Perry Barr
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103600
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 61% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 33% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: Birmingham Special Schools Trust
196 pupils · 199 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
08 April 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
16 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 171 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
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.