Bellfield Primary School (NC)
Bellfield Primary School (NC) is a council school in Birmingham for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 167 pupils and room for 420. About 49 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
Vineyard Road, Birmingham, B31 1PT0121 464 4855bellfield.bham.sch.ukMr Nigel Attwood headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
66 places were empty (31% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 18% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Birmingham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (14), language and communications needs (13), emotional and mental health (9), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Other difficulty or disability (3), Vision impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 167 | 178 | 202 | 202 | 188 | 191 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 44% | 42% | 42% | 47% | 45% | 42% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 24% | 28% | 25% | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 14% | 21% | 18% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 5.9% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 6.7% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.8% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 5.9% | 2.3% | 3.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.0% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 19.6% | 20.5% | 30.1% | 21.3% | 12.5% | 8.9% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellfield Junior School | Council | 0 m | 229 | Good 2022 | 35 | Compare |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 640 m | 449 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| St Laurence Church Junior School | Academy | 730 m | – | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Laurence Church Infant School | Academy | 730 m | – | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| The Orchards Primary Academy | Academy | 840 m | 190 | Not inspected | 38 | Compare |
| Green Meadow Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 408 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy | Academy | 0.9 miles | 225 | Not inspected | 74 | Compare |
| The Meadows Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 423 | Requires improvement 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bellfield Primary School (NC) a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Bellfield Primary School (NC) yet.
How many pupils does Bellfield Primary School (NC) have?
167 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 40% full.
Is Bellfield Primary School (NC) oversubscribed?
Probably not. 66 places were empty in 2024/25 (31% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Bellfield Primary School (NC)?
Pupils were in school 94.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 20% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Bellfield Primary School (NC)?
The average class had 24.3 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 17% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Bellfield Primary School (NC) have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Vineyard Road, Birmingham, B31 1PT
- Telephone
- 0121 464 4855
- Website
- www.bellfield.bham.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Nigel Attwood
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Ward
- Allens Cross
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 103289 · LAESTAB 3302239 · UKPRN 10070968
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.