Bellfield Junior School, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Bellfield Junior School on 6 areas: 1 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have established a highly effective personal development programme that is carefully tailored to the needs of the school community."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils make suitable progress from their starting points."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance is led strategically through a clear whole-school approach that prioritises pupils' engagement, wellbeing and achievement."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a broad, ambitious curriculum that is carefully planned to help pupils build knowledge and skills over time."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify pupils' needs promptly and use a range of information to understand any barriers that may affect learning or wellbeing."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and those responsible for governance have a clear and accurate understanding of the school's strengths and the areas that require further development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work in correcting the basic errors in pupils' grammar, punctuation, spelling and handwriting, to ensure that this knowledge is more securely applied in subjects across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that staff use assessment information astutely to design activities that deepen pupils' knowledge and understanding, so that more pupils achieve what they are capable of".

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Bellfield Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 72% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Birmingham, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Birmingham lodged 296 appeals against primary school offers; 179 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (7.8% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Bellfield Junior School are Bellfield Primary School (NC) (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 77% maths); St Laurence Church Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); and St Laurence Church Junior School (0.5 miles).

56.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Bellfield Junior School has a SEN unit for autism: 12 places, 4 pupils on roll.

Bellfield Junior School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Northfield Rail Station, about 1060 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bell Lane, 200 metres away.

In 2024/25, Bellfield Junior School issued 24 suspensions, 10.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Bellfield Junior School are E-ACT Shenley Academy (0.9 miles), Bournville School (1 mile), King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls (1.1 miles) and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (1.2 miles).