Braidwood School for the DeafSpring Hill High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Braidwood School for the Deaf and Spring Hill High School in Birmingham.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Braidwood School for the Deaf was judged Good and Spring Hill High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 9.2 for Braidwood School for the Deaf and 5.0 for Spring Hill High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Braidwood School for the Deaf (0.8 in 2021-22, 9.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Spring Hill High School (5.4 in 2021-22, 5.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamBraidwood School for the Deaf | BirminghamSpring Hill High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 82 | 41 | |
| Capacity | 76 | 50 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B36 8AF | Birmingham, B23 7PG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 9.2 Stronger figure | 5.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 6.7% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 6.7% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.37 Stronger figure | 0.25 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 15 | 10 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 92 | 43 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 68.1% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 79.3% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.6% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.8% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Full profiles: Braidwood School for the Deaf · Spring Hill High School