Victoria School
Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1LDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Victoria School is a special school in Birmingham for ages 2 to 19. It is one of the 501 schools in Birmingham. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 8 July 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 June 2024
Victoria School is a warm and welcoming setting. Leaders have high expectations for all pupils. Pupils rise to these expectations and achieve well. Leaders are determined to prepare pupils as future citizens within their local community. Communication is high priority. Leaders pay serious attention to giving pupils a voice. Pupils who do not use verbal language are taught how to communicate their thoughts and feelings well. In addition, staff have a good understanding of any barriers pupils may have to learning. As a result, the needs of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are met very well. Relationships between staff and pupils are highly positive. Pupils' individual needs, such as behavioural, communication, physical and sensory needs, are supported exceptionally well. Pupils are taught positive behaviour strategies to help themselves. Consequently, behaviour across school is calm and settled. Pupils have an impressive range of wider opportunities. These include residentials and music events. Pupils help to shape the additional opportunities on offer. For example, older pupils have set up a 'share and care' group. As part of this group, pupils talk about their feelings and worries and share strategies and ideas to support one another. Pupils demonstrate the school's values of respect, inspire, support and empower exceptionally well.
What the school should improve
- In some parts of the curriculum, particularly for older pupils, the school has not identified the essential knowledge and skills it wants pupils to learn. This means pupils are not always accurately taught the essential knowledge for future more complex topics. This slows some pupils' learning. The school should identify the essential knowledge and skills pupils need for subsequent learning in all subjects.
- There are inconsistencies in how leaders evaluate different areas of their work across the school. This means that some leaders do not have an accurate view of the impact of their work on pupils' learning. The school should put in place consistent systems to check and evaluate the impact of their work.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
9 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
225 pupils on roll, with places for 228
Schools near Victoria School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Maple House School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Selly Oak Trust School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Penny Tree School | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Cherry Oak School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Coffey
- Phone
- 01214769478
- Address
- Bell Hill, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1LD
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- URN
- 103601
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.