Broadmeadow Infant School, Birmingham
Broadmeadow Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Birmingham, part of Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Birmingham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Broadmeadow Infant School in detail
Broadmeadow Infant School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Broadmeadow Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Broadmeadow Infant School as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Broadmeadow Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Broadmeadow Infant School are Bells Farm Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 87% maths); Broadmeadow Junior School (0.3 miles); The Oaks Primary School (0.5 miles, 71% reading, 71% maths); and Allens Croft Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 49% reading, 51% maths).
Bells Farm Primary SchoolBroadmeadow Junior SchoolThe Oaks Primary SchoolAllens Croft Primary School
The trust
Broadmeadow Infant School is one of 9 schools run by Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
57.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 30 pupils (24.8%) received SEN support and 4 (3.3%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kings Norton Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Earlswood Road (before), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 276 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Broadmeadow Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2025. Before that, as Broadmeadow Infant School (URN 103288), it was rated Inadequate in March 2023.
At a Glance
57.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.3
Avg class size
23.0
Infant (KS1)
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Broadmeadow Infant School
2026-27 Key Dates
1 Aug 2026
Year 1 Phonic screening check
23 May 2026
Year 4 Multiplication Times Table Check
23 May 2026
Get Connected
21 Jan 2026
School Closed - 9.1.26 - Storm Gorretti
9 Jan 2026
New Website
7 Nov 2025
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Broadmeadow Infant School.
- Premier Education Broadmeadow Wraparound CareAt the school · Not yet graded
Term dates
Broadmeadow Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Birmingham's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Broadmeadow Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Broadmeadow Infant School is in Birmingham; for families living there:
- How to apply: Travel passes for 5 to 16 year olds
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 14 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 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 counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Broadmeadow Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
45%
Available places
121 pupils
270 places
149 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Birmingham
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: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
28.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
121
Total Pupils
55
Boys
66
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
6
Teachers
20.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,149
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Broadmeadow Infant School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 103288). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.8%
Overall absence
18.4%
Persistent absence
103
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
Broadmeadow Infant School
Questions parents ask about Broadmeadow Infant School
What is Broadmeadow Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Broadmeadow Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in July 2025. Before that, as Broadmeadow Infant School (URN 103288), it was rated Inadequate in March 2023.
What is the catchment area for Broadmeadow Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Broadmeadow Infant School is oversubscribed, Birmingham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Broadmeadow Infant School?
Classes at Broadmeadow Infant School average 23.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Broadmeadow Infant School?
Broadmeadow Infant School has around 121 pupils on roll. 58% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Broadmeadow Infant School?
Apply through Birmingham's coordinated admissions process, naming Broadmeadow Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Broadmeadow Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Education Broadmeadow Wraparound Care (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Broadmeadow Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 14 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 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 Broadmeadow Infant School?
Broadmeadow Infant School is at Monyhull Hall Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3QJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)