Springfield House Community Special School
Kenilworth Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0AJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Yeomans
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 103623
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01564772772
About this school
Springfield House Community Special School is a community special school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 113 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 26 | 24 |
| 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 | 18% | 23% | 13% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 6% | 27% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 93.0 | 95.0 | 96.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 86.0 | 94.0 | 92.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.70 | - | - |
| 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 Springfield House Community Special 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 | 14.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 99 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.72%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 15.87%
- Persistent absence
- 45.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Solihull School3.5 miles
Independent schools · Solihull
-
Eversfield Preparatory School4.0 miles
Independent schools · Solihull
-
The Island Project School4.0 miles
Special schools · Solihull
-
Triple Crown Centre4.3 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Solihull
-
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy4.4 miles
Free Schools · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
- Daylesford Academy Academies
- Hazel Oak School Special schools
- Reynalds Cross School Special schools
- Solihull Alternative Provision Academy Free Schools
- The Heights Academy Free Schools
- The Island Project School Special schools
- Trident Alternative Provision Ltd Special schools
- Triple Crown Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Springfield House Community Special School teach?
- Springfield House Community Special School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield House Community Special School?
- The headteacher of Springfield House Community Special School is Mr Paul Yeomans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield House Community Special School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield House Community Special 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 Springfield House Community Special School?
- Springfield House Community Special School has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Springfield House Community Special School full?
- Springfield House Community Special School has capacity for 96 pupils and 113 on roll (118%), 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 Springfield House Community Special School a faith school?
- No. Springfield House Community Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Springfield House Community Special School have?
- The schools register lists Springfield House Community Special School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Springfield House Community Special 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 Springfield House Community Special School's absence rate?
- Springfield House Community Special School's overall absence rate is 15.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springfield House Community Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield House Community Special 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.