The Pines Special School

URN 103622·Not applicable·Foundation special school·Birmingham Special Schools Trust·Compare

Flags

2

1 high

Overall absence at 10.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jul 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£25,808.6

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

74.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

15.7%

of income

In-year balance

+0.9%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 21.1 days.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

9 July 2019 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.4.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.0.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)0.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.0.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

282

Capacity

270 (104%)

Free school meals

54.3%

English additional lang.

20.6%

Ethnicity

White British 35.5%Asian 33.0%Black 11.6%Mixed 12.8%Chinese 1.1%Other 1.1%

Age range: 316

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

35.4

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

8.0

Mean salary

£47,293

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

22.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 269 pupils