Brays School
Brays Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 1NS
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kari Anson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Forward Education Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 144042
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217435730
About this school
Brays School is a special academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 93 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 June 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 14 | 15 | 21 |
| 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 | -5.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.90 | - | - |
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 Brays 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 | 23.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 23.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 21.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 91 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.56%
- English as an additional language
- 38.5%
- Overall absence
- 21.45%
- Persistent absence
- 74.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
East Birmingham Network Academy0.7 miles
Free Schools · Birmingham
-
Daylesford Academy0.8 miles
Academies · Solihull
-
Kimichi School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
Trident Alternative Provision Ltd1.2 miles
Special schools · Solihull
-
Everything Education School1.4 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
- 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 year groups does Brays School teach?
- Brays School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Brays School?
- The headteacher of Brays School is Mrs Kari Anson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brays School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brays 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 Brays School?
- Brays School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brays School full?
- Brays School has capacity for 110 pupils and 93 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 Brays School a faith school?
- No. Brays School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Brays School?
- Brays School is part of FORWARD EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brays School have?
- The schools register lists Brays School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brays 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 Brays School's absence rate?
- Brays School's overall absence rate is 21.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brays School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brays 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 10 July 2026.