Topcliffe Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Birmingham for children and young people aged 4 to 11. Its specialist base has 56 places for speech, language and communication and autism.
- Ages 4–11
- 246 pupils
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 56 places, 48 pupils
- Pupils
- 246
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Powis Jones (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
- Council
- Birmingham
- School reference (URN)
- 143091
Needs its base supports
2 needs: speech and language, autism
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
- Autism Other schools for this in Birmingham (51)
- Speech, language and communication Other schools for this in Birmingham (17)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Birmingham council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Graded by area, April 2025; school remains Good (October 2019)
Inspected in April 2025. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 graded each area but gave no overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, October 2019).
Contact and getting there
Hawkinge Drive, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 6BS
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Ebn Academy 2 Alternative provision · Ages 13–16 · Ofsted: Good 0.4 miles
- Lift Greenwood Mainstream + base · Ages 11–18 · Ofsted report card (2026) 0.6 miles
- Paget Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 1.0 mile
All SEND schools in Birmingham
By need in Birmingham: Autism (52) · Speech and language (18) · Moderate learning (16) · Severe learning (12) · Hearing (9) · Physical (7) · Vision (6) · SEMH (5) · PMLD (5) · Dyslexia and SpLD (4)
Questions about Topcliffe Primary School
How do I get a place in Topcliffe Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Topcliffe Primary School support?
Speech, language and communication and autism. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Topcliffe Primary School take?
Aged 4 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Topcliffe Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Topcliffe Primary School?
Hawkinge Drive, Castle Vale, Birmingham, B35 6BS, in Birmingham.
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