SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–17 · Birmingham
SILVER BIRCH SCHOOL is an other school in Birmingham for ages 11–17 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- 170 PACKINGTON AVENUE, SHARD END, BIRMINGHAM, B34 7RD
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–17
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 18 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “What pupils find here is a community that takes time to understand them, value them and help them start again.”
- “Pupils are known as individuals.”
- “Staff understand their strengths, anxieties, interests and aspirations.”
To improve
- “Many bring with them disrupted education, fractured confidence and memories of not feeling successful in school.”
- “Some have spent long periods disconnected from learning altogether.”
- “Many join the school with significant learning gaps and interrupted educational experiences.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
- Leycroft Academy 0.7 mi Requires improvement
- Kitts Green Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hallmoor School 1.0 mi Good
- Beaufort School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Riverside Education 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Blackwater Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Washwood Heath Academy 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ebn Academy 2 2.0 mi School remains Good