Oldknow Secondary School is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. School. 3 related planning applications.

Oldknow Secondary School

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Yardley MP: Jess Phillips (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
School
Address
Oldknow Secondary School, Oldknow Road B10, B10 0HU
OS grid reference
SP 104 851
Coordinates
52.46439, -1.84735
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Oldknow Secondary School, built between 1903 and 1905 by Buckland, is located on Oldknow Road in Small Heath. The building is constructed of variegated brick with some polychromy. It is two storeys high and features six bays, each with large casement windows that have glazing bars. These windows are set back and framed by tall, segment-headed arched panels with hollow moulding. A dentilled course runs along the stone coping. To the right of the school is the Master's house, No 78 Oldknow Street, but only the school itself is listed.

Local climate

Oldknow Secondary School receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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