Oscott Manor School
Oscott Manor School is a sponsored special academy in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 11 to 19. It has 177 pupils and room for 180. About 52 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2024.
290 Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6DE0121 360 8222Mr Joshua Gershwin-Williams headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 11 June 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in special measures.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2022 | Ungraded | School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next |
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
27 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Oscott Manor School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 17 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 47.3 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -1.54 | -2.25 | -2.46 | -1.90 | -2.03 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 4% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 6% | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 4.22 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 48% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 1.1 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 4.8 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 6.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | – | – |
† These results are for Oscott Manor School, the school this one replaced in October 2025. 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 GCSE, 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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (173), language and communications needs (2), Physical disability (1), emotional and mental health (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 87.7% 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 | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 13.1% | 25.3% | 11.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 6.5% | 7.7% | 7.3% | 7.1% | 20.7% | 5.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 5.8% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 4.6% | 6.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 28.6% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 39.7% | 95.2% | 33.3% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Oscott Manor School, the school this one replaced in October 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 230 m | 111 | Good 2021 | – | Compare |
| Featherstone Primary School | Council | 450 m | 416 | Good 2022 | 47 | Compare |
| Imedia School | Independent | 470 m | 10 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| New Horizon Academy | Independent | 550 m | 9 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School | Academy | 600 m | 424 | Good 2023 | 45 | Compare |
| Queensbury School | Academy | 780 m | 372 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Osborne Primary School | Academy | 840 m | 410 | Good 2024 | 13 | Compare |
| Osborne Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 890 m | 124 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Oscott Manor School a good school?
Oscott Manor School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in June 2024.
What is Oscott Manor School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oscott Manor School inadequate at its last full inspection on 11 June 2024.
How good are Oscott Manor School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 4% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 2.3, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Oscott Manor School have?
177 pupils aged 11 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 98% full.
What is attendance like at Oscott Manor School?
Pupils were in school 87.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 29% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Oscott Manor School have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 290 Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6DE
- Telephone
- 0121 360 8222
- Headteacher
- Mr Joshua Gershwin-Williams
- Type of school
- Sponsored special academy (Academy special sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Think Differently Education Trust (2 schools)
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Stockland Green
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 October 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 151642 · LAESTAB 3307007 · UKPRN 10097374
- Formerly
- Oscott Manor 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.
- 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.
- 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.