Victoria School
Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1LD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Gary Coffey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Federation of Cherry Oak School and Victoria School
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 228
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- URN
- 103601
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214769478
About this school
Victoria School is a community special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 225 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Victoria School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- 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 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| 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% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 17 | 20 | 14 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Victoria 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 | 20.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 4 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report3 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.57%
- English as an additional language
- 23.7%
- Overall absence
- 16.94%
- Persistent absence
- 54.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victoria College0.0 miles
Other types · Birmingham
-
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children0.1 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
The Edge Academy0.6 miles
Free Schools · Birmingham
-
Newman University, Birmingham1.4 miles
Universities · Birmingham
-
Maple House School1.7 miles
Special schools · 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 Victoria School teach?
- Victoria School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Victoria School?
- The executive headteacher of Victoria School is Mr Gary Coffey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Victoria School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Victoria 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 Victoria School?
- Victoria School has 225 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Victoria School full?
- Victoria School has capacity for 228 pupils and 225 on roll (99%), 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 Victoria School a faith school?
- No. Victoria School has no designated religious character.
- Is Victoria School part of an academy trust?
- Victoria School is part of the The Federation of Cherry Oak School and Victoria School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Victoria School have?
- The schools register lists Victoria School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Victoria 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 Victoria School's absence rate?
- Victoria School's overall absence rate is 16.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Victoria School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Victoria 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.