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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 103383

Bells Farm Primary School

Community school · Birmingham · B14 5QP

Ages 4–11 · 195 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.8%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-20

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
183

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

195 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
195
Boys / girls
100 / 95
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
195 / 210 (93%)
Free school meals
41.5%
FSM pupils
81
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Tammy Williams

Location

Address
Bells Farm Close, Druids Heath
Postcode
B14 5QP
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 195 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 41.5%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B14
21
Primary in B14
14
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Primary in Birmingham LA
295

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Broadmeadow Infant School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B30 3QJ · Birmingham

    Ages 3–7

    • FSM57.3%

    0.3 miles away

  • The Oaks Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 5RY · Birmingham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM85.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Broadmeadow Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B30 3QJ · Birmingham

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM59.6%

    0.4 miles away

  • St Jude's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 5PD · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM64.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.7 miles away

  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Birmingham · B38 9JB · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM65.8%
    • Demand0.94

    0.8 miles away

  • Kings Norton Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    BIRMINGHAM · B30 3EU · Birmingham

    Ages 5–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM32.0%
    • Demand0.90

    0.9 miles away

  • St Alban's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 5AL · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Tammy Williams
Telephone
01216758666
Website
www.bellsfarm.org/

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