Priestley Smith School
Decision summary
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- Progress 8:
- -1.71
- Confidence interval:
- [-2.48, -0.94]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023/2024 | 14 | 5.1 | -1.71 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 7 | 7.0 | -1.35 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2021/2022 | 6 | 3.8 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Birmingham for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 103614 |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Community special school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 2-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Joanna Garvey |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | B42 2PY |
| Latest pupils | 5 |
| FSM eligible | 49.3% |
Contact and identifiers
Perry Beeches Campus, Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2PY
www.priestleysmith.comView local authority page1213253900| DfE number | 7034 |
| UKPRN | 10017081 |
| Opened | — |
| GIAS updated | 29 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | — |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | — |
| Behaviour and attitudes | — |
| Personal development | — |
| Leadership and management | — |
| Safeguarding | — |
| Inspection type | — |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | — |
| Publication date | — |