Primary school in Birmingham
Bellfield Infant School (NC)
Vineyard Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 1PT
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 23 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- Places
- 226
- How full
- 74% full — 167 of 226 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 77 / 90
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 20%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 52%
- English as an additional language
- 28%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 20%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Birmingham 109C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 32%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 53%
- Households in social housing
- 25%
- Households with no car
- 30%
- Adults economically inactive
- 36%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nigel Attwood
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Allens Cross
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- URN
- 103289
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellfield Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 57% | 0 mi |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 73% | 0.4 mi |
| St Laurence Church Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 0.5 mi |
| St Laurence Church Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 0.5 mi |
| The Orchards Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 71% | 0.5 mi |
| Green Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 68% | 0.8 mi |
| Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 68% | 0.9 mi |
| The Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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