Hamilton School
Hamilton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 8AH
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 4 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Birmingham Special Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Williams
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 199
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 103600
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214641676
About this school
Hamilton School is a foundation special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 14 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hamilton School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 23 | 17 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 95.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 90.0 | 92.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hamilton School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 128 |
| 2023/24 | 154 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.95%
- English as an additional language
- 34.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.82%
- Persistent absence
- 22.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Myles Academy0.4 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
V.A.S.E Academy0.9 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Future First Independent School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Elm Tree Primary Academy1.3 miles
Free Schools · Wednesbury
-
Mayfield School1.4 miles
Academies · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Baskerville School Special schools
- Beaufort School Special schools
- Beaufort School Academies
- Braidwood School for the Deaf Special schools
- Brays School Academies
- Calthorpe Academy Academies
- Castlewood School Academies
- Cherry Oak School Special schools
- City of Birmingham School Local authority maintained schools
- East Birmingham Network Academy Free Schools
- Ebn Academy 2 Free Schools
- Everything Education School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hamilton School teach?
- Hamilton School teaches children aged 4 to 14. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hamilton School?
- The headteacher of Hamilton School is Mrs Katie Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hamilton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hamilton School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hamilton School?
- Hamilton School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 14.
- Is Hamilton School full?
- Hamilton School has capacity for 199 pupils and 196 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hamilton School a faith school?
- No. Hamilton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hamilton School part of an academy trust?
- Hamilton School is part of Birmingham Special Schools Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hamilton School have?
- The schools register lists Hamilton School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hamilton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hamilton School's absence rate?
- Hamilton School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hamilton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hamilton School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.