Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children
Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1LD
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 2 to 12
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Birmingham Special Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Miss Jessica Rosser
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 103603
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214753923
About this school
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children is a foundation special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 12 and has 53 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children, 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| 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% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 10% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 89.0 | 99.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 93.0 | 106.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -7.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.20 | - | - |
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 Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children 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 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62 |
| 2023/24 | 62 |
| 2024/25 | 54 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 72%
- English as an additional language
- 100%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Victoria School0.1 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
Victoria College0.1 miles
Other types · Birmingham
-
The Edge Academy0.5 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 Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children teach?
- Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children teaches children aged 2 to 12. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children?
- The headteacher of Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children is Miss Jessica Rosser, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children, 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 Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children?
- Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 12.
- Is Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children a faith school?
- No. Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children has no designated religious character.
- Is Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children part of an academy trust?
- Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children 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 Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children have?
- The schools register lists Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children'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 Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children's absence rate?
- Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children'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.