The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
Ardencote Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B13 0RW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Birmingham Special Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Ms Sasha Taylor
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 158
- URN
- 103615
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216752487
About this school
The Dame Ellen Pinsent School is a foundation special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 158 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 26 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 27 | 20 |
| 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% | 10% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -8.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.70 | - | - |
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 The Dame Ellen Pinsent 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% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 151 |
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.01%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.58%
- Persistent absence
- 22.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reach School0.8 miles
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-
Fox Hollies School1.0 miles
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-
Uffculme School1.2 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
Lindsworth School1.5 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
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Green Oak Academy1.6 miles
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Other schools in Birmingham
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- 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 year groups does The Dame Ellen Pinsent School teach?
- The Dame Ellen Pinsent School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of The Dame Ellen Pinsent School?
- The headteacher of The Dame Ellen Pinsent School is Ms Sasha Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Dame Ellen Pinsent School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Dame Ellen Pinsent 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 big is The Dame Ellen Pinsent School?
- The Dame Ellen Pinsent School has 158 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is The Dame Ellen Pinsent School full?
- The Dame Ellen Pinsent School has capacity for 150 pupils and 158 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Dame Ellen Pinsent School a faith school?
- No. The Dame Ellen Pinsent School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Dame Ellen Pinsent School?
- The Dame Ellen Pinsent 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 The Dame Ellen Pinsent School have?
- The schools register lists The Dame Ellen Pinsent School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Dame Ellen Pinsent 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 The Dame Ellen Pinsent School's absence rate?
- The Dame Ellen Pinsent School's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Dame Ellen Pinsent School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Dame Ellen Pinsent 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.