SCHOOL PROFILE

Bellfield Primary School (NC)

Primary Community school URN 103289
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 39.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

23 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
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 167 152 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 77 46.1% of pupils
Male pupils 90 53.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.3%
19.5 pts above England
School 44.3%
Birmingham 45.4%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.0%
3.7 pts above England
School 24.0%
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
52.7%
88
Caribbean
9.0%
15
African
7.2%
12
Any other White background
5.4%
9
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
9
Pakistani
5.4%
9
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 25.8% 43 of 167 pupils
4.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.8%
Birmingham 20.7%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.4% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 8.6 pts above
EHC plans 2.4% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 14
Speech, language & communication 13
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 3
Vision impairment 1

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

5.88%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 5.88%
Birmingham 7.01%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.83 pts higher than England
School 19.64%
Birmingham 20.05%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

39.8% 48.4 pts below England
Bellfield Primary School (NC)
39.8%
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