James Brindley School
Academy special converter · Ages 2–19 · Birmingham
James Brindley School is a special school in Birmingham for ages 2–19 (academy special converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2022.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bell Barn Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2AF
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2–19
- Council
- Birmingham
- Pupils on roll
- 104 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 1.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and parents agree that James Brindley is one very special school.”
- “Pupils are valued, staff are proud and parents are positive.”
- “One parent told inspectors that James Brindley helped their child succeed when they could easily have failed.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of cases, lessons that follow this assessment do not always prioritise the knowledge pupils they would have learned in their own school should they not be in hospital.”
- “This means pupils could be potentially disadvantaged when returning to school.”
- “However, on a few occasions, some lessons do not precisely build on what pupils know, and the steps to new knowledge are too large.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Birmingham.
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