Longwill A Primary School for Deaf Children, Birmingham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at building pupils' confidence and self-esteem through excellent relationships and a very practical, engaging curriculum. Staff work brilliantly together to support each child's needs, with strong links to specialists like speech therapists. Pupils develop outstanding attitudes to learning and show great respect for others.
Key Strengths
- Excellent relationships throughout the school help pupils develop high confidence and self-esteem
- Teaching is good with staff using accurate knowledge of pupils to plan work that helps them make progress
- Pupils' attitudes to learning are outstanding and behaviour is well managed
- Strong focus on spiritual, moral, social and cultural development helps pupils develop respect and responsibility
- Effective support from a range of professionals including speech and language therapists and university researchers
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not achieve as well in English and writing as they do in mathematics
- Teachers do not always give pupils enough time to act on feedback from their marking
- Children in Early Years do not have frequent enough opportunities to read and write
- School website is not fully up to date and some training records need updating
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - pupils are safe because staff know them well, support is effective, and most records are extensive and up to date.
Extracurricular Activities
Brownies, church services, sports competitions with other schools
Longwill is a good school for deaf children where relationships are excellent and all pupils achieve well through practical, engaging activities. The school has improved aspects of teaching and achievement under its new leadership team.
At a Glance
64.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
HI - Hearing Impairment
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has declined from 10% to 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham
Admissions Demand - Birmingham
Places available
15,089
Applications
14,943
Got 1st preference
73.6%
Got preferred school
96.8%
Secondary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.29746%
Overall absence
17.3913%
Persistent absence
46
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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