The Dame Ellen Pinsent School

State-Funded School

the-dame-ellen-pinsent-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham Selly OakConstituency

B13 0RWPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Dame Ellen Pinsent School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 158 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2013

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

25%

Black

20%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

158

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

33%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 158
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 26 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Dec 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.