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Bellfield Primary School (NC)
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Vineyard Road, Birmingham B31 1PT · bellfield.bham.sch.uk · 0121 464 4855
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Birmingham Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 167
- 40% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 24%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Birmingham Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 48 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | 46 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 40 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | 34 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 53 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bellfield Primary School (NC) was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (44 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 44
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied