Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School, Birmingham

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 56% in reading and 40% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 4 families put Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School are St Anne's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 97% reading, 90% maths); Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 77% reading, 73% maths); Regents Park Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 84% maths); and Chandos Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 74% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School.

11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School (as of September 2025): 55% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (25%).

42% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (64%), other ethnic groups (17%) and Asian (8%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (18.1%) received SEN support and 3 (2.2%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Bordesley Rail Station, about 300 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ravenhurst Street (adjacent), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1241 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and vehicle crime. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School issued 3 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School are Ark St Alban's Academy (0.5 miles), Holy Trinity Catholic School (0.7 miles), Birmingham Ormiston Academy (1 mile) and Riverside Virtual College (1 mile).