The Pines Special SchoolNew Horizon Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The Pines Special School and New Horizon Academy in Birmingham.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The Pines Special School was judged Good and New Horizon Academy was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Pines Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamThe Pines Special School | BirminghamNew Horizon Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 3-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 287 | 9 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 10 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B23 7EY | Birmingham, B23 6DY | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 4.4 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.29 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 20 | Not reported | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 91.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 99.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 282 | 3 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 55.3% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.6% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.7% | Not reported | 15.8% |
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
The Pines Special School
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