Fox Hollies School
Fox Hollies School is a foundation special school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 116 pupils, 14 more than it has places for. About 66 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in June 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Highbury Community Campus, Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QB0121 464 6566foxhollies.bham.sch.ukMrs Sinead Davies headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 9 June 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2022 | S5 Inspection | Good |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
17 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. That usually means the year group was too small to publish without identifying children.
A level and sixth-form results, 2016
26 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Students | 26 |
| Average A level grade | NE |
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 severe learning difficulties.
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 severe learning difficulties provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (43), Severe learning difficulty (31), Moderate learning difficulty (14), language and communications needs (10), Other difficulty or disability (7), Profound and multiple learning difficulty (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 116 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 108 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 66% | 64% | 63% | 61% | 58% | 55% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 32% | 28% | 32% | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| 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 89.8% 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 | 10.2% | 10.3% | 14.3% | 13.7% | 14.7% | 7.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 7.8% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 12.2% | 11.8% | 6.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 32.5% | 34.2% | 41.3% | 39.4% | 51.5% | 23.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 14 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 100%, compared with – for everyone else.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Education | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Not in education, work or training | 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 council school accounts, year to March 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbridge School | Foundation | 40 m | 911 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
| Reach School | Free schools alternative provision | 330 m | 3 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| King David Primary School | Jewish | 380 m | 119 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| Kings Heath Primary School | Council | 390 m | 643 | Good 2023 | 66 | Compare |
| Uffculme School | Council | 490 m | 309 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Moseley Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 640 m | 210 | No overall grade 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Bishop Challoner Catholic College | Roman Catholic | 900 m | 1,184 | Report card 2026 | 61 | Compare |
| St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 980 m | 288 | Good 2024 | 82 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Fox Hollies School a good school?
Fox Hollies School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from June 2026 rated its teaching as as expected.
What is Fox Hollies School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 9 June 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as strong.
How many pupils does Fox Hollies School have?
116 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 102 places, so it is 114% full.
What is attendance like at Fox Hollies School?
Pupils were in school 89.8% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 32% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Fox Hollies School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for severe learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
Does Fox Hollies School have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2016 was NE.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Highbury Community Campus, Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8QB
- Telephone
- 0121 464 6566
- Website
- www.foxhollies.bham.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sinead Davies
- Type of school
- Foundation special school (Foundation special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- Birmingham Special Schools Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Moseley
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103625 · LAESTAB 3307050 · UKPRN 10015349
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- 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, consistent financial reporting 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.