Ofsted: Good

Springfield House Community Special School

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

personMr Paul Yeomans

location_onSolihull, B93 0AJ

language Visit Website phone 1564772772

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

4-11

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Springfield House Community Special School is a Community special school school in Solihull, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Springfield House Community Special School is a community special school in Solihull, Birmingham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 99 pupils on roll, of whom 72% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 4.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 9.4 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%

Reading13% LA 72%

Writing0% LA 69%

Maths8% LA 71%

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GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

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2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading23% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths15% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

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2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 60%

Reading18% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA 0.0

-4.2 to 2.4

-8.7

Write

LA -0.2

-11.9 to -5.5

-4.8

Maths

LA 0.3

-7.9 to -1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%England 65%

Reading14% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths5% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.2

-5.0 to 0.4

-9.3

Write

LA -0.3

-11.8 to -6.8

-6.4

Maths

LA 0.1

-8.8 to -4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading11% LA 69%

Writing0% LA 73%

Maths0% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.9

Read

LA -0.4

-10.7 to -5.1

-13.9

Write

LA -0.4

-16.5 to -11.3

-11.6

Maths

LA -0.1

-14.1 to -9.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 June 2022

Inspection Report

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10 March 2022

Inspection Report

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16 November 2021

Inspection Report

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15 June 2021

Inspection Report

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16 March 2021

Inspection Report

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12 November 2020

Inspection Report

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10 March 2020

Inspection Report

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08 December 2015

Inspection Report

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07 March 2012

Inspection Report

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19 November 2008

Inspection Report

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10 May 2006

Inspection Report

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20 March 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2022-06-28

Schools into Special Measures Visit 4 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-03-10

Section 8 inspections of good and non-exempt outstanding schools EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2015-12-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-03-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-11-19

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

11.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

9.1%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 99 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 11.1%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	99	11	11.1%	7.3%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	91	7	7.7%	7.8%
2023/24 (Summer term)	100	5	5.0%	7.4%
2023/24 (Spring term)	95	10	10.5%	7.1%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	92	7	7.6%	8.2%
2022/23 (Summer term)	87	1	1.1%	6.6%
2022/23 (Spring term)	85	1	1.2%	6.4%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	73	2	2.7%	5.9%
2021/22 (Summer term)	84	1	1.2%	4.7%
2021/22 (Spring term)	79	1	1.3%	4.9%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	76	8	10.5%	4.4%
2020/21 (Summer term)	86	12	14.0%	3.6%
2020/21 (Spring term)	87	2	2.3%	1.0%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	3.9%
2019/20 (Summer term)	96	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	96	39	40.6%	3.2%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	89	33	37.1%	4.2%
2018/19 (Summer term)	96	26	27.1%	3.1%
2018/19 (Spring term)	95	22	23.2%	3.8%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	97	16	16.5%	3.8%
2017/18 (Summer term)	98	17	17.3%	3.4%
2017/18 (Spring term)	96	20	20.8%	3.0%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	102	40	39.2%	3.7%
2016/17 (Summer term)	108	32	29.6%	3.0%
2016/17 (Spring term)	109	29	26.6%	3.3%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	81	14	17.3%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 89 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Springfield House Community Special 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