New Ways School
300 Redhill road, Kings Norton, B38 9EL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Gould
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 65
- Pupils on roll
- 44
- URN
- 145417
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214512055
About this school
New Ways School is an independent school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 44 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Ways School under its current framework. 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
New Ways School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.8 | 5.2 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 11% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.8 | 0.5 | - |
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 New Ways 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 | 7.8 | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 38 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 44
Location
Nearby schools
-
Graduately Developing Futures1.6 miles
Special schools · Hopwood
-
The Edge Academy1.6 miles
Free Schools · Birmingham
-
Penny Tree School1.7 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children2.0 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
Victoria School2.1 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
Common questions
- What year groups does New Ways School teach?
- New Ways School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is an independent school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of New Ways School?
- The headteacher of New Ways School is Ms Sarah Gould, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Ways School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Ways School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is New Ways School?
- New Ways School has 44 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is New Ways School full?
- New Ways School has capacity for 65 pupils and 44 on roll (68%), 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 New Ways School a faith school?
- No. New Ways School has no designated religious character.
- How have New Ways School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.8 in 2022/23 and 5.2 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are New Ways School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Ways 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 24 July 2026.