Baskerville School
Fellows Lane, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 9TS
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Birmingham Special Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Edmunds
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 188
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 103606
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214273191
About this school
Baskerville School is a foundation special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Baskerville 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 25 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.62 -2.32 to -0.93 | -1.67 -2.23 to -1.10 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 4% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 11% | 4% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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 Baskerville 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 | 2.6 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.4 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.5 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 190 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.67%
- English as an additional language
- 12.1%
- Overall absence
- 12.94%
- Persistent absence
- 35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queen Alexandra College0.2 miles
Other types · Birmingham
-
The Blue Coat School Birmingham1.1 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Norfolk House School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Cherry Oak School1.5 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
University of Birmingham1.6 miles
Universities · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- 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
- Forest Oak School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Baskerville School teach?
- Baskerville School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Baskerville School?
- The headteacher of Baskerville School is Mr Gary Edmunds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Baskerville School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Baskerville 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 Baskerville School?
- Baskerville School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Baskerville School full?
- Baskerville School has capacity for 188 pupils and 179 on roll (95%), 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 Baskerville School a faith school?
- No. Baskerville School has no designated religious character.
- Is Baskerville School part of an academy trust?
- Baskerville 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 Baskerville School have?
- The schools register lists Baskerville School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Baskerville School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.6 in 2022/23 and 0.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Baskerville School's absence rate?
- Baskerville School's overall absence rate is 12.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Baskerville School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Baskerville 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.