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Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School

Voluntary aided school · Birmingham · B12 0EJ

Ages 4–11 · 138 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

20%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Category of concern

Special measures

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Inadequate
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)20%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.2%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
189

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

8

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

8

Total preferences (any rank)
14
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill63%

138 pupils · 218 places

Pupils on roll
138
Boys / girls
63 / 75
School capacity
218
Capacity fill
138 / 218 (63%)
Free school meals
33.3%
FSM pupils
46
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Seventh Day Adventist
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Susan Sidhu

Location

Address
29 Ravenhurst Street, Camp Hill
Postcode
B12 0EJ
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 138 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 33.3%. Religious character: Seventh Day Adventist.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B12
19
Primary in B12
9
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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    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM67.7%
    • Demand0.88

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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM78.5%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Susan Sidhu
Telephone
01216937742
Website
http://www.hbsda.bham.sch.uk

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