The Dame Ellen Pinsent School
School Name: The Dame Ellen Pinsent School Address: Ardencote Road, Kings Heath Town/City: BIRMINGHAM County: West Midlands Postcode: B13 0RW Telephone Number: 0121 675 2487 Website: www.deps.ac
Phase: Ages 5-11 Type: Foundation special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Trust: Birmingham Special Schools Trust
Headteacher: Ms Sasha Taylor
Capacity: 150
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 158 (70% boys & 30% girls)
Enrollment: 105% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 59.5%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
URN: 103615
DfE Number: 330/7035
UKPRN: 10077034
UPRN: 100071423635
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Birmingham (E08000025)
Constituency: Birmingham Selly Oak (E14001099)
Electoral Ward: Billesley (E05011124)
Easting & Northing: 408047E, 281070N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 25' 41.5" N 1° 52' 58.61" W
Plus Code: 9C4WC4H8+7R
DfE Record: View record
- Wheelers Lane Primary School (0.3km)
- Wheelers Lane Technology College (0.3km)
- Swanshurst School (0.5km)
- Kings Heath Secondary School (0.5km)
- St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School (0.7km)
- Bishop Challoner Catholic College (0.8km)
- Billesley Primary School (1.1km)
- Colmore Infant and Nursery School (1.1km)
- Colmore Junior School (1.1km)
- Kings Heath Primary School (1.2km)
- Ms Kelly Beckett - Governor. Appointed on 3 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 July 2027.
- Ms Kate Evans - Governor. Appointed on 4 September 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 3 September 2030.
- Mrs Shirley Hanson - Governor. Appointed on 25 April 2022 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 24 April 2026.
- Ms Shirley Hanson - Governor. Appointed on 20 April 2026 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 19 April 2030.
- Mrs Harpreet Lotay - Governor. Appointed on 11 November 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 October 2027.
- Mr Jack Marshall - Governor. Appointed on 22 June 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 21 June 2030.
- Ms Andrina Mountford - Governor. Appointed on 10 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 June 2026.
- Ms Bethany Prottey - Governor. Appointed on 23 May 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mr Andrew Punch - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 8 June 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 June 2030.
- Ms Lesley Ryan - Governor. Appointed on 22 June 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 21 June 2030.
- Mrs Helen Stott - Governor. Appointed on 3 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 July 2027.
- Ms Sasha Taylor - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Toby Walke - Governor. Appointed on 1 May 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 April 2029.