New Perspectives School
197-223 Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9LB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Baker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 32
- URN
- 149864
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217252960
About this school
New Perspectives School is an independent special school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 32 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected New Perspectives 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 Perspectives School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 |
| 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 New Perspectives 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 6 |
| 2024/25 | 12 |
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
- 32
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redstone Academy for Girls0.4 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
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Redstone Academy for Boys0.4 miles
Independent schools · Birmingham
-
St Paul's School0.6 miles
Special schools · Birmingham
-
Heritage Academy0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Red Boots School (National Institute of Conductive Education)0.6 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
- 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 New Perspectives School teach?
- New Perspectives School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of New Perspectives School?
- The headteacher of New Perspectives School is Mrs Michelle Baker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Perspectives School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected New Perspectives 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 Perspectives School?
- New Perspectives School has 32 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is New Perspectives School full?
- New Perspectives School has capacity for 50 pupils and 32 on roll (64%), 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 Perspectives School a faith school?
- No. New Perspectives School has no designated religious character.
- Is New Perspectives School a selective school?
- No. New Perspectives School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What are New Perspectives School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Perspectives 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.