Boldmere Infant School and Nursery, Sutton Coldfield
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Sutton Coldfield. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2023. It was full in 2025, at 103% of capacity.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery in detail
Getting a place at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 98 families put Boldmere Infant School and Nursery as their first choice and 253 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Boldmere Infant School and Nursery are Boldmere Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 79% maths); St Nicholas Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); Wylde Green Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 95% reading, 89% maths); and Court Farm Primary School (0.9 miles, 53% reading, 57% maths).
Boldmere Junior SchoolSt Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolWylde Green Primary SchoolCourt Farm Primary School
Who goes there
8.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Asian (16%) and Mixed (11%).
In 2026, 27 pupils (8.8%) received SEN support and 14 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 24 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wylde Green Rail Station, about 820 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cofield Road (opposite), 250 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Boldmere Infant School and Nursery issued 3 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Boldmere Infant School and Nursery are Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (0.9 miles), St Edmund Campion Catholic School (1.1 miles), Bishop Walsh Catholic School (1.4 miles) and Plantsbrook School (1.4 miles).
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for GirlsSt Edmund Campion Catholic SchoolBishop Walsh Catholic SchoolPlantsbrook School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
This is an inclusive school with a family feel and community spirit. Pupils are happy and enthusiastic about learning. They confidently talk about how they love being here with their friends and teachers. They know that staff care about them and will sort out any worries. This means pupils feel safe at school.
The school has high expectations for all pupils and pupils achieve well. Staff support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) exceptionally well. All children get off to a flying start in the outstanding early years classrooms.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has developed an ambitious and carefully sequenced curriculum. Leaders make creative use of the local area to make the curriculum meaningful to pupils. Staff receive effective training and support to deliver the curriculum effectively. They have good subject knowledge and present information clearly to pupils. Teachers use effective strategies to ensure that pupils retain knowledge. This is particularly noticeable in subjects such as mathematics and history. Pupils can recall important historical and mathematical information. They use this to build further knowledge. Activity choices are carefully considered and engage pupils' interest such as the 'History Mystery boxes'. These encourage pupils to ask questions about historical artefacts and sources. However, occasionally, the work pupils complete is not adapted effectively to deepen the learning of higher-attaining pupils.
The school uses assessment to inform teachers about what pupils have remembered. Staff use thoughtful questioning to elicit what pupils know. Pupils receive immediate feedback and support to address their errors and know how to improve. This means that pupils develop secure foundations on which to build new learning.
From Ofsted's November 2023 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2023 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Early years.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
At a Glance
8.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Autism, MLD
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Boldmere Infant School and Nursery.
- Little Owl Tuition The Annexe Ltd580m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Boldmere Infant School and Nursery, with their latest published grades:
- The Little Ripley Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.1 milesOfsted report card, 9 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Little Owl Tuition LTD - Day nursery, 0.4 miles
- Angels Day Nursery Birmingham Limited - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 30 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Lighthouse Club - Pre-school, 0.4 milesOfsted, 21 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Sunrise Day Nursery - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 14 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery is a community school, so its term dates are set by Birmingham. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Boldmere Infant School and Nursery from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Boldmere Infant School and Nursery is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- Birmingham's school travel policy: Travel assistance policy for children and young people aged 0 to 25: 2026 to 2027
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 23
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 19 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
Will you get a place at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery?
For 2026 entry it had 98 first choices for 90 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
103%
Over capacity
274 pupils
265 places
9 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Birmingham council
Places available
15,375
Applications
12,117
Got 1st preference
92.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
All primary applications across Birmingham council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the P38 planning area (Birmingham) will have 18 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 19 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
13.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 24 places, 8 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
308
Total Pupils
164
Boys
144
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
17.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,568
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,115
Per pupil
£1575k
Total funding
£50k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
11.7%
Persistent absence
188
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
Questions parents ask about Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
What is Boldmere Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2011 it was rated Outstanding.
Is it hard to get a place at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery?
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery was full in 2025, at 103% of its 265 places.
How big are the classes at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery?
Classes at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Boldmere Infant School and Nursery?
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery has around 308 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Boldmere Infant School and Nursery have specialist SEN provision?
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery has a resourced provision for autism and moderate learning difficulties: 24 places, 8 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Boldmere Infant School and Nursery in 2024/25. 11.7% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Boldmere Infant School and Nursery have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Boldmere Infant School and Nursery: Little Owl Tuition The Annexe Ltd (580m away, registered, not yet graded).
What are Boldmere Infant School and Nursery's term dates?
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery is a community school, so its term dates are set by Birmingham. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 7 April 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Monday 24 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Boldmere Infant School and Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 23 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 19 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Birmingham is 41 (the median across 517 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Boldmere Infant School and Nursery?
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery is at Cofield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5SD.
Sources: Birmingham term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)