Beaufort School
Special school in Birmingham. Inadequate (Jun 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 27 June 2023, report published 4 October 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Beaufort School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Beaufort School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2027
The last inspection was in June 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 0.8 milesBraidwood School for the Deaf
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
- 1.2 milesKitts Green Academy
Report card, May 2026: 6 needs attention
- 1.4 milesHallmoor School
Good (Dec 2023)
- 1.7 milesLeycroft Academy
Requires improvement (May 2024)
- 2.2 milesQueensbury School
Good (May 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.