Rednal Hill Infant School, Birmingham

In its own words: "Please see the menu to the right-hand side to find out about our School."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Here at Rednal Hill Infant School our aim is to provide children with a wide range of engaging and high quality learning opportunities. We strongly believe that children learn best when they are focused on the things that interest them, have a clear purpose and are fun."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, chess and forest school.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

For September 2026 entry, 75 families put Rednal Hill Infant School as their first choice and 160 named it as one of their preferences, for 81 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 Rednal Hill Infant School are Rednal Hill Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 62% maths); Colmers Farm Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); St James Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); and St Columba's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 88% reading, 84% maths).

79 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Rednal Hill Infant School (as of April 2026): 99% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (91%).

34.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%) and Mixed (16%).

The nearest railway station is Longbridge Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shepley Road (se-bound), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 222 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).

In 2024/25, Rednal Hill Infant School issued 6 suspensions, 2.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Rednal Hill Infant School are Colmers School and Sixth Form College (0.4 miles), King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy (1.1 miles) and Waseley Hills High School (1.3 miles).