Oakbridge School
Church Lane, Birmingham, B20 2HL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Adam Render
- Constituency
- Birmingham Perry Barr
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- URN
- 145859
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01212225201
About this school
Oakbridge School is an independent special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 17 and has 70 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Oakbridge School under its current framework. 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
Oakbridge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 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 | 5 | 7 | 27 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 10.0 | 4.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 3.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 42.9% | 7.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.5 | 0.2 |
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 Oakbridge 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 | — | 40.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 10 | 40.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.3 | 40.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 70 |
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
- 70
Location
Nearby schools
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University College Birmingham0.6 miles
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Aston University0.6 miles
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Flexible Learning School0.6 miles
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City United Academy (CUA)0.7 miles
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Newbury Independent School0.7 miles
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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 Oakbridge School teach?
- Oakbridge School teaches children aged 7 to 17. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Oakbridge School?
- The headteacher of Oakbridge School is Mr Adam Render, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Oakbridge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oakbridge 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 Oakbridge School?
- Oakbridge School has 70 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 17.
- Is Oakbridge School full?
- Oakbridge School has capacity for 90 pupils and 70 on roll (78%), 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 Oakbridge School a faith school?
- No. Oakbridge School has no designated religious character.
- How have Oakbridge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 10 in 2023/24 and 4.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Oakbridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oakbridge 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.