Hazel Oak School
Hazel Oak Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2AZ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Andrew Simms
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 104130
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Telephone
- 01217444162
About this school
Hazel Oak School is a community special school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 182 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 December 2024, where inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection. 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 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| 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 | -7.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 | 15 | 16 | 25 |
| 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 Hazel Oak 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 | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.43%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingswood School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Solihull
-
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy1.3 miles
Free Schools · Solihull
-
Reynalds Cross School1.8 miles
Special schools · Solihull
-
Aspire Ap School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Eversfield Preparatory School2.5 miles
Independent schools · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
- Daylesford Academy Academies
- Reynalds Cross School Special schools
- Solihull Alternative Provision Academy Free Schools
- Springfield House Community Special School Special 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 Hazel Oak School teach?
- Hazel Oak School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Solihull.
- Who is the head teacher of Hazel Oak School?
- The head teacher of Hazel Oak School is Mr Andrew Simms, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hazel Oak School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hazel Oak 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 Hazel Oak School?
- Hazel Oak School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Hazel Oak School full?
- Hazel Oak School has capacity for 180 pupils and 182 on roll (101%), 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 Hazel Oak School a faith school?
- No. Hazel Oak School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Hazel Oak School have?
- The schools register lists Hazel Oak School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hazel Oak 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 Hazel Oak School's absence rate?
- Hazel Oak School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hazel Oak School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hazel Oak 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.