SCHOOL PROFILE

Rednal Hill Infant School

Primary Community school URN 103249
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

28 June 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Birmingham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 257 230 full-time · 27 part-time
Female pupils 120 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 137 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

34.2%
9.4 pts above England
School 34.2%
Birmingham 45.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.1%
10.2 pts below England
School 10.1%
Birmingham 38.9%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Birmingham 0.5%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.4%
181
Any other Mixed background
5.1%
13
White and Black Caribbean
5.1%
13
White and Asian
4.7%
12
African
3.5%
9
Any other ethnic group
2.3%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.0% 59 of 257 pupils
2.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.0%
Birmingham 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.5% 50 pupils
England 14.8% 4.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.5% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 42
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Social, emotional & mental health 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.69%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.53 pts lower than England
School 5.69%
Birmingham 7.01%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.94 pts higher than England
School 16.76%
Birmingham 20.05%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
Birmingham 2.18%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.2% 7.0 pts above England
Rednal Hill Infant School
95.2%
Birmingham
91.3%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information