Futures Matter - Northwood
Futures Matter - Northwood is an independent special school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16.
122 Emily Street, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0XJBenjamin Neasom headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
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.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark St Alban's Academy | Academy | 230 m | 797 | Good 2024 | 74 | Compare |
| Calthorpe Academy | Academy | 250 m | 461 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Chandos Primary School | Academy | 350 m | 449 | Requires improvement 2024 | 8 | Compare |
| Heritage Academy | Independent | 410 m | 58 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lift Percy Shurmer | Academy | 470 m | 459 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College | Further education | 510 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School | Seventh Day Adventist | 540 m | 138 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| Camp Hill Education | Independent | 600 m | 10 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Futures Matter - Northwood a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Futures Matter - Northwood yet.
How many pupils does Futures Matter - Northwood have?
The number of pupils is not published.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 122 Emily Street, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0XJ
- Headteacher
- Benjamin Neasom
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Bordesley & Highgate
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 5 August 2026 (new provision)
- URN
- 152552 · LAESTAB 3306154
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.
- 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.