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Handsworth Association Of Schools

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Deborah Bonnique, finalist at the 14th Community Inspiration Awards 2026

Handsworth Association of Schools Chief Officer / Operations Manager is a finalist for the Duty to the Community Award at the 14th Community Inspiration Awards 2026

SOS Playscheme Summer 2026

Day one at Welford Primary School

SOS Sports Playscheme

For Boys and Girls 8 - 16: Football, Basketball, Tennis, Dance and Lots More

Summer of Something Playscheme 2026

We will be running five Summer Playschemes for children and families across the Perry Barr Locality, and HAOS places can now be booked!

100 trees!

Green Mentor supported Welford Primary to plant 100 hedgerow species or tree

Exciting and educational visit with our HAOS Green Mentor

Greggs Foundation

Three Year Grant from the Greggs Foundation

Playscheme Highlights

The winter playscheme highlights

SOS Playscheme

Highlights...

Our delegates in parliament in London

Young People's Parliament Presentations

Delegates present their social action campaigns

The New Walsall Art Gallery

Bird Box Project

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SEWA Day Gifts

Working with our partners SEWA Day

Young People's Parliament

Campaign Planning 2025

Christmas Big Feed

In partnership with LGK and Birmingham Children's Trust

Oscott Gardens

Consultation Event

Young People's Parliament

Opening Ceremony

Wow Playscheme

In partnership with Bring it on Brum

Diwali Food Hampers

Working with the Diwali Basket Brigade!

Handsworth Association of Schools Allotment Space

Livingstone Road has made great progress!

Harvest Donations – WMP + St James

Thanks William Murdoch Primary School and St James CofE Primary School

The Good Clothes Show at the NEC

Green Influencers from Welford Primary School attended The Good Clothes Show

YPP Awards

Well Done!

The Great Imagining

Green Influencers go to Cannock Chase

Half term taster day

We are Finalists for Charity of the Year at the upcoming Birmingham Awards 2022

We need your vote!

Thank you to the ASDA Foundation

Handsworth Park Festival

We joined in with a celebration for the Commonwealth Games

Our very own Debz Bonnique chosen to be a Baton Bearer for the Queens Baton Relay

SOS - Summer of Something

Bookings now open

Stage for Stories is on its way!

'Miss Adventure' girls groups

View our time table and sign up for our supported bike rides

On a bus stop near you!

'Miss Adventure' girls groups

Look out for new organised activities this year

Easter Schemes

Registration open now

Introducing the Handsworth Association of Schools' Green Mentor

HAOS has added a Green Mentor to work in our schools

Summer of Something

372 Free Scheme Places offered, 6,800 hot and healthy meals served...

Thank you to the Henry Smith Charity

With an award from the Henry Smith Charity, we were able to take 100 Children to Drayton Manor Park!

Food Hub Open

Food Hub open until 2022

DISRUPT FESTIVAL 2021

Handsworth young people to perform at national festival

Extra Financial Help For Families

HAOS signpost...

Helping Afghanistan Refugees

Our Food Hub Helps

Expanding Our Training Sessions

New training sessions for education professionals

Tech Collect Scheme

Tech collect supports children learning at home

Early Help

A message from the Community Connect Team

HAOS Foodbank Update

a quick update about our foodbank

Happy Easter

Thanks to Hampstead Hall

Perry Barr Community Connectors

New Perry Barr Early Help Service

Book donations for our schools

Coronavirus Community Support Fund

Youth Parliament in Action

Making a Difference in Handsworth

Learning and collaboration across schools

New Special Educational Needs Project for Handsworth

Share my language

Cooking, community and collaboration

Please donate: Helping Handsworth

Family Foodbank Winter Appeal

Inter-faith Week

News about our inter-faith week activities

Shakespeare Trust CPD for teachers

Wondering how to give your pupils a great first encounter with Shakespeare?

Annual Black History Month

Celebrating with a student art exhibition at Soho House Museum

SEND Fest 2019

A shared training day based on best practice and inclusion

Love Latin

Details of our Love Latin Programme

Soho House Museum Partnership

Schools in Residence Programme

New Schools listings

School partners and networks ready to view on our all-new schools page

Foodbank Feedback

The difference that our community is making

Providing Better Care Together

Local joint action at its best

Food and Kindness

Creating a food distribution hub at the start of lockdown

The show must go on!

Making the Young People's Parliament Work in a Pandemic

We Stayed Open!

The trustees were unanimous at the start of lockdown

Front Door Food Feasts

Incredible Support from Our Schools

The BIG Heart of England

Heart of England Foundation Support

HAOS Covid Support

Food and Care Packages Update Report, April - August 2020

Funders & Partners

Handsworth Association of Schools thanks our generous funders and partners

Previous Significant Funders

Previous Funders

Our Schools

Handsworth Association of Schools Schools Network

Anglesey Primary School

Benson Community School

Broadway Academy

Canterbury Cross Primary School

Cherry Orchard Primary School

Grestone Academy

Grove School

Hamilton School

Hamstead Hall Academy

Handsworth Wood Girls Academy

Holyhead School

James Watt Primary School

Oasis Academy Foundry

Rookery School

Shaw Hill

St. Augustine's Catholic School

St. Clare's Catholic Primary School

St. James CE Primary School

St. Matthew's CE Primary

St. Michael's CE Primary School

Wattville Primary School

Welford Road Primary School

Westminster Primary School

William Murdoch Primary

Anglesey Primary School

School Principal
P. Doddridge

Established

School Roll
Pupils, Primary

Contact

0121 4644388

Contact School By Email

Visit School Website

Anglesey St, Lozells, Birmingham B19 1RA

Together We Make a Difference

Benson Community School

School Principal
Mrs Dennis

Established

School Roll
Pupils,

Contact

01215544913

Contact School By Email

Visit School Website

Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5TD

There are no limits to what you can achieve

Broadway Academy

School Principal
Mrs. Skelton

Established
1972

School Roll
1210 Pupils, Secondary, sixth form

Contact

0121 565 4334

Contact School By Email

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Funders & Partners

Previous Significant Funders

Previous Funders

Our Schools

Anglesey Primary School

Anglesey Primary School

School PrincipalP. Doddridge

Established

School Roll Pupils, Primary

Contact

Together We Make a Difference

Benson Community School

Benson Community School

School PrincipalMrs Dennis

Established

School Roll Pupils,

Contact

There are no limits to what you can achieve

Broadway Academy

Broadway Academy

School PrincipalMrs. Skelton

Established1972

School Roll1210 Pupils, Secondary, sixth form

Contact

Our children, our community, believe it can be done!

Canterbury Cross Primary School

Canterbury Cross Primary School

School PrincipalMr. Din

Established

School Roll490 Pupils, Nursery, primary

Contact

Where bright futures begin

Cherry Orchard Primary School

Cherry Orchard Primary School

School PrincipalMiss Taylor

Established

School Roll480 Pupils, Nursery, primary

Contact

We care, we learn, we suceed

Grestone Academy

Grestone Academy

School PrincipalMr. Bird

Established2013

School Roll580 Pupils, Primary

Contact

Grove School

Grove School

School PrincipalMrs. Matty

Established1903

School Roll688 Pupils, Nursery, primary

Contact

Enjoy, learn, achieve

Hamilton School

Hamilton School

School PrincipalMr. Harris

Established1997

School Roll122 Pupils, Nursery, primary

Contact

Striving to be a school where people work together to change lives

Hamstead Hall Academy

Hamstead Hall Academy

School PrincipalMr Mortimer and Mr Farar

Established2013

School Roll1093 Pupils, Secondary, sixth form

Contact

Success for All through Hard Work and Harmony

Handsworth Wood Girls Academy

Handsworth Wood Girls Academy

School PrincipalMr Qamar Riaz

Established

School Roll Pupils,

Contact

Holyhead School

Holyhead School

School PrincipalRoss Trafford

Established

School Principal
P. Doddridge

School Roll
Pupils, Primary

School Principal
Mrs Dennis

School Roll
Pupils,

School Principal
Mrs. Skelton

Established
1972

School Roll
1210 Pupils, Secondary, sixth form

School Principal
Mr. Din

School Roll
490 Pupils, Nursery, primary

School Principal
Miss Taylor

School Roll
480 Pupils, Nursery, primary

School Principal
Mr. Bird

Established
2013

School Roll
580 Pupils, Primary

School Principal
Mrs. Matty

Established
1903

School Roll
688 Pupils, Nursery, primary

School Principal
Mr. Harris

Established
1997

School Roll
122 Pupils, Nursery, primary

School Principal
Mr Mortimer and Mr Farar

Established
2013

School Roll
1093 Pupils, Secondary, sixth form

School Principal
Mr Qamar Riaz

School Roll
Pupils,

School Principal
Ross Trafford

School Roll
Pupils,

School Principal
Mrs Deacon-Dyer and Mrs Hammond

Established
1972

School Roll
485 Pupils, Nursery, primary

School Principal
Mrs. Johnson

Established
2014

School Roll
219 Pupils, Nursery, primary