Brays School
Brays School is a special academy in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 93 pupils and room for 110. About 41 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Brays Road, Sheldon, Brays School, Birmingham, B26 1NS0121 743 5730brays.fet.acMrs Kari Anson headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
21 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017† | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 21 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 21 | 13 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 65% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | -5.1 | -2.9 | -4.8 | -3.1 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | -4.9 | -2.4 | -5.4 | -4.3 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | – | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Brays School, the school this one replaced in April 2017. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Birmingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Birmingham with hearing impairment provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Profound and multiple learning difficulty (21), Physical disability (18), language and communications needs (15), Severe learning difficulty (12), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Other difficulty or disability (5).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 93 | 91 | 106 | 104 | 93 | 260 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 41% | 34% | 24% | 29% | 31% | 47% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 34% | 39% | 34% | 35% | 39% | 40% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 78.6% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 21.5% | 23.5% | 23.8% | 20.0% | 9.8% | 13.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 19.6% | 18.7% | 19.6% | 17.7% | 7.5% | 11.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.9% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 74.7% | 63.2% | 68.2% | 63.4% | 26.4% | 34.7% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other special schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Green Junior School | Council | 160 m | 364 | Good 2023 | 26 | Compare |
| Lyndon Green Infant School | Council | 170 m | 239 | Good 2024 | 8 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Academy | 860 m | 331 | Good 2024 | 14 | Compare |
| Garretts Green Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 890 m | 76 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Stanville Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 223 | Good 2023 | 37 | Compare |
| Gilbertstone Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 411 | Good 2024 | 73 | Compare |
| Cockshut Hill School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 977 | Good 2023 | 18 | Compare |
| East Birmingham Network Academy | Free schools alternative provision | 0.7 miles | 0 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Brays School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Brays School yet.
How good are Brays School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 0% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does Brays School have?
93 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 110 places, so it is 85% full.
What is attendance like at Brays School?
Pupils were in school 78.6% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 75% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Brays School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for hearing impairment, physical disability, profound and multiple learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties, visual impairment. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Brays Road, Sheldon, Brays School, Birmingham, B26 1NS
- Telephone
- 0121 743 5730
- Website
- www.brays.fet.ac
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kari Anson
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Forward Education Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Sheldon
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2017 (academy converter)
- URN
- 144042 · LAESTAB 3307038 · UKPRN 10063097
- Formerly
- Brays School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.