New Perspectives School
New Perspectives School is an independent special school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 7 to 18. It has 32 pupils and room for 50.
197-223 Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9LB0121 725 2960newperspectivesschool.co.ukMrs Michelle Baker headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2023: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
4 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. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 32 | 12 | 6 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakeman Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 120 m | 99 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Heath Mount Primary School | Academy | 390 m | 290 | Report card 2026 | 41 | Compare |
| Ark Tindal Primary Academy | Academy | 550 m | 450 | Good 2024 | 75 | Compare |
| Lift Percy Shurmer | Academy | 660 m | 459 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| Redstone Academy for Girls | Independent (grammar) | 660 m | 100 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Redstone Academy for Boys | Independent | 660 m | 114 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College | Further education | 740 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lillian De Lissa Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 860 m | 71 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is New Perspectives School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score New Perspectives School yet.
How many pupils does New Perspectives School have?
32 pupils aged 7 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 64% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 197-223 Edward Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, B12 9LB
- Telephone
- 0121 725 2960
- Website
- www.newperspectivesschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Baker
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Balsall Heath West
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 September 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149864 · LAESTAB 3306142
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 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.