Ofsted: Outstanding

Hamilton School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Katie Williams

corporate_fareBirmingham Special Schools Trust

location_onBirmingham, B21 8AH

language Visit Website phone 1214641676

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

128

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

4-14

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Hamilton School is a Foundation special school school in Birmingham, serving ages 4-14. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Hamilton School is a foundation special school in Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 4-14. It is part of Birmingham Special Schools Trust. The school has approximately 172 pupils on roll, of whom 64% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading0% LA 72%

Writing0% LA 69%

Maths0% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading0% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 60%

Reading0% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-8.1

Read

LA 0.0

-10.6 to -5.5

-6.0

Write

LA -0.2

-8.5 to -3.6

-4.8

Maths

LA 0.3

-7.2 to -2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 65%

Reading0% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-5.8 to 1.2

-2.1

Write

LA -0.3

-5.3 to 1.1

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.1

-5.2 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading0% LA 69%

Writing0% LA 73%

Maths0% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA -0.4

-6.7 to 0.3

-2.9

Write

LA -0.4

-6.3 to 0.5

-4.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-7.4 to -1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 April 2025

Inspection Report

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15 October 2019

Inspection Report

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10 December 2015

Inspection Report

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13 January 2014

Inspection Report

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23 October 2013

Inspection Report

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11 October 2011

Inspection Report

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26 February 2009

Inspection Report

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30 January 2006

Inspection Report

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29 February 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-04-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-12-10

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-10-23

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 172 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	172	1	0.6%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	154	0	0.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	154	0	0.0%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	153	0	0.0%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	128	0	0.0%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	128	0	0.0%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	120	0	0.0%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	121	0	0.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	121	0	0.0%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	118	0	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	125	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	125	0	0.0%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	123	0	0.0%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	122	0	0.0%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	122	0	0.0%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	118	0	0.0%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	117	0	0.0%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	115	0	0.0%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	113	0	0.0%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	83	0	0.0%	3.1%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 171 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Hamilton School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover