The Pines Special SchoolSpring Hill High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares The Pines Special School 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.
The Pines Special School was judged Good and Spring Hill High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 4.4 for The Pines Special School and 5.0 for Spring Hill High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Pines Special School (7.7 in 2021-22, 4.4 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 | BirminghamThe Pines Special School | 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 | 3-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 287 | 41 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 50 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B23 7EY | Birmingham, B23 7PG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 4.4 | 5.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.29 Stronger figure | 0.25 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 20 | 10 | |
| 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 | 43 | |
| 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% |
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.
The Pines Special School
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