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Foundation special school · Birmingham

Hamilton School

  • 4–14Ages
  • 196Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • 103600URN

Hamilton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AH · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 8 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionRequires improvement

Inspection history

  1. 8 April 2025
    Graded inspection, no overall grade
  2. 16 October 2019
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Foundation special school
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
103600 · 330/7006
Trust
Birmingham Special Schools Trust
Capacity
230 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals
61.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
26 February 1997
Address
Hamilton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AH
Local authority
Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources