Hamilton SchoolPriestley Smith School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Hamilton School and Priestley Smith 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.
Hamilton School was judged the expected standard and Priestley Smith School was judged Outstanding.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Hamilton School and 0.0% for Priestley Smith School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Hamilton School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Priestley Smith School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamHamilton School | BirminghamPriestley Smith School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 4-14 | 2-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 196 | 94 | |
| Capacity | 199 | 90 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B21 8AH | Birmingham, B42 2PY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | Not reported | 5 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 95.0 Stronger figure | 87.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 92.0 Stronger figure | 89.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 172 | 89 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 64.0% | 54.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 34.3% | 38.2% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 11.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.8% Stronger figure | 41.8% | 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.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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