Rednal Hill Junior School, Birmingham

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~348m)Possible (~497m)Unlikely (~646m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Fay Tilley
Pupils:327 / 360 capacity
LA:Birmingham
Phone:01214532520
Address:Irwin Avenue, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8QY
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:103248
UKPRN:10071498
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Birmingham Northfield
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Under new leadership, Rednal Hill has created a positive, ambitious school community committed to raising expectations for all. Pupils feel safe and happy, with strong pastoral care and enrichment opportunities. The school provides well-designed, interesting topics with visits and visitors to enhance learning.

Key Strengths

  • Strong, inspirational leadership from the headteacher with high expectations for all pupils
  • Good support and challenge from governors, with recent improvements to their oversight
  • Effective safeguarding arrangements with well-trained staff and strong pastoral care
  • Good professional development for teachers leading to improved collaborative working
  • Well-designed broad curriculum with interesting topics, visits and enrichment opportunities

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching quality is variable - not all pupils, especially the most able, are sufficiently challenged
  • Pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics has not improved enough over time
  • Disadvantaged pupils' progress still lags behind other pupils nationally
  • Limited opportunities for pupils to develop grammar, spelling, punctuation and extended writing
  • Pupils lack positive attitudes to reading and don't read widely and often
  • Middle leaders are not yet impacting effectively on teaching quality and pupil progress

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective - staff are well trained, procedures are regularly updated, the school works well with parents and outside agencies, and vulnerable pupils are well protected.

Extracurricular Activities

Badminton, football, tag rugby, visits to Sea Life Centre and RAF Cosford, anti-bullying week

Rednal Hill Junior School requires improvement overall. Under new inspirational leadership, the school has created high expectations and improved staff morale, but pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics remains below expectations.

At a Glance

42.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-5ppMaths-7ppWriting-5pp

Reading has declined from 72% to 67%. Maths has declined from 69% to 62%. Writing has declined from 69% to 64%.

Class Sizes

27.8

Avg class size

27.8

KS2

11

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Elliot Gardens (Adj)
899m · 15 min walk
Beverley Road (Adj)
979m · 16 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

91%

Near capacity

327 pupils

360 capacity

33 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Birmingham

Low pressure
New homes approved:19,703
Projected new pupils:4,926

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birmingham

Admissions Demand - Birmingham

Low demand0.81x oversubscription

Places available

15,570

Applications

12,541

Got 1st preference

92.4%

Got preferred school

99.0%

Primary admissions across Birmingham (2025/26)

Inspection History(109)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.73219%

Overall absence

24.7191%

Persistent absence

356

Enrolments

Authorised5.17575%
Unauthorised2.55645%
Persistent (10%+)24.7191%
Severe (50%+)2.52809%

Absence trend

4.71041%
18/19
5.55522%
20/21
8.36182%
21/22
7.71192%
22/23
8.84676%
23/24
7.73219%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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