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Orion School

Independent · ages 13-16MixedIndependent20 pupilsBirmingham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places15 spare20 pupils, 35 places
Pupils on roll20Census January 2024

Orion School is an independent school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 13 to 16. It has 20 pupils and room for 35.

14246, Western Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 7QD0121 245 7200Mrs Murett Mendez headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

12 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.

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.

Pupils on roll20Census January 2024
Places3557% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support95%19 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls18 / 2
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll2017911119
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–100%22%64%55%67%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–0%67%18%18%33%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m56912 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate169 per 1,000 people85% higher than the England average
Typical house price£235,000Birmingham

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic230 m296Good 202419Compare
BOA Stage and Screen Production AcademyFree schools 16 to 19470 m255Not inspected–Compare
Barford Primary SchoolCouncil520 m409Good 202345Compare
Future First Independent SchoolIndependent600 m9Not inspected–Compare
Brookfields Primary SchoolAcademy760 m391Good 202350Compare
Summerfield Primary SchoolAcademy770 m391Requires improvement 20222Compare
Flexible Learning SchoolIndependent800 m99Not inspected–Compare
Jewellery Quarter AcademyFree school980 m556Report card 202614Compare
All schools in BirminghamBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Orion School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Orion School yet.

How many pupils does Orion School have?

20 pupils aged 13 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 35 places, so it is 57% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
14246, Western Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 7QD
Telephone
0121 245 7200
Headteacher
Mrs Murett Mendez
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 13-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Birmingham
Ward
Soho & Jewellery Quarter
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
26 September 2019
URN
147234 · LAESTAB 3306061 · UKPRN 10098322
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from