Braidwood School for the Deaf is a school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/10/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 10.1%, which is 6.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bromford Road, Birmingham, B36 8AF
Website: http://www.braidwood.bham.sch.uk
Telephone: 01214645558
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Saywood
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103611

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 70
Number of Pupils: 72
Number of Boys: 46
Number of Girls: 26

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 35.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.45 Confidence interval -2.21 to -0.7
Of the 11 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 11 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:6.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.21
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Washwood Heath Nursery School
201 Sladefield Road , Ward End B8 2SY
4out of 4 1,536 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Highfield Road , Saltley B8 3QU
3out of 4 2,637 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Vale Nursery School
Yatesbury Avenue , Castle Vale B35 6DU
4out of 4 2,772 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Bordesley Green East Nursery School
358 Bordesley Green East , Stechford B33 8QB
3out of 4 2,919 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hodge Hill Primary School
76 Twycross Grove , Hodge Hill B36 8LD
2out of 4 238 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tame Valley Academy
Chillinghome Road , B36 8QJ
3out of 4 689 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ward End Primary School
Ingleton Road , B8 2RA
4out of 4 983 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Firs Primary School
Dreghorn Road , Castle Bromwich B36 8LL
2out of 4 1,300 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Colebourne Primary School
Stechford Road , Hodge Hill B34 6BJ
3out of 4 1,379 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hodge Hill College
Bromford Road , Hodge Hill B36 8HB
3out of 4 95 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hodge Hill Girls' School
Bromford Road , Hodge Hill B36 8EY
3out of 4 150 yd Community school No Girls More About School
Erdington Academy
Kingsbury Road , Erdington B24 8RE
2out of 4 2,091 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Rockwood Academy
Naseby Road , Alum Rock B8 3HG
3out of 4 2,294 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Saltley Academy
Belchers Lane , Bordesley Green B9 5RX
3out of 4 2,356 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Washwood Heath Academy
Burney Lane , Stechford B8 2AS
3out of 4 1,366 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Waverley School
Yardley Green Road , Bordesley Green B9 5QA
2out of 4 3,281 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Braidwood School for the Deaf
Bromford Road , B36 8AF
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beaufort School
Stechford Road , Hodge Hill B34 6BJ
4out of 4 1,332 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverside Education
2 Riverside Drive , Stechford B33 9BF
- not rated 1,970 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Queensbury School
Wood End Road , B24 8BL
- not rated 2,408 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al Huda Girls' School
74-76 Washwood Heath Road , Saltley B8 1RD
- not rated 2,979 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.