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Fox Hollies School

Foundation special school · Mixed · Birmingham

Highbury Community Campus, Birmingham, B13 8QB

Website 01214646566

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 25/05/2022

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

89.8%

32.5% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

116

Capacity used

Over capacity

114%

102 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Foundation special school
Age range
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sinead Davies
Address
Highbury Community Campus, Queensbridge Road, Birmingham, B13 8QB
Phone
01214646566
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward / constituency
Moseley · Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
103625

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals66%——
English as additional language32%——
SEN support0%——
66% boys (76)34% girls (40)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

Academy trust: Birmingham Special Schools Trust

116 pupils · 102 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    09 June 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionStrong standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
    Leadership and governanceStrong standard
    Early yearsNot applicable
    Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
    Post-16 provisionExpected standard
  2. 22

    25 May 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 77 pupils

Attendance

89.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

32.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

51%
20/21
39%
21/22
41%
22/23
34%
23/24
32%
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.

GCSE results over time

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort17—

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

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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.