Special school in Birmingham
Hamilton School
Hamilton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B21 8AH
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 8 April 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Exam results
Special schools serve pupils whose needs the standard measures were not designed to describe, so results are not shown or ranked here.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- Places
- 199
- How full
- Nearly full — 196 of 199 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 47 / 149
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistently absent
- 23%
England 5.8%
England 14.7% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 64%
- English as an additional language
- 34%
- With an EHC plan
- 100%
- On SEN support
- 0%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Birmingham 036C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 24%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 29%
- Households owning their home
- 41%
- Households in social housing
- 28%
- Households with no car
- 41%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Phase
- Special
- Ages
- Ages 4–14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- Birmingham Special Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Katie Williams
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Holyhead
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- URN
- 103600
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest special schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles AcademyOther independent special school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| Oakbridge SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2 mi |
| Hopwood Hall SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 2.7 mi |
| Priestley Smith SchoolCommunity special school | No grade | — | 2.8 mi |
| The Orchard SchoolCommunity special school | No grade | — | 3.1 mi |
| Baskerville SchoolFoundation special school | Good 2022 | — | 3.5 mi |
| Spring Hill High SchoolOther independent special school | No grade | — | 3.6 mi |
| The Pines Special SchoolFoundation special school | No grade | — | 3.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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