Beeches Infant School
Beeches Road, Birmingham, B42 2PY
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Furnivall
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 103164
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213604222
About this school
Beeches Infant School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 249 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Beeches Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 264 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beeches Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 39.8% | 249 | — |
| Beeches Junior School | 63% | 5.2% | 47.2% | 361 | 0.0 miles |
| Glenmead Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 40.5% | 263 | 0.3 miles |
| Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy | 71% | 5.1% | 33.3% | 441 | 0.4 miles |
| Calshot Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 35.2% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenholm Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 36.2% | 628 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.77%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- Overall absence
- 6.92%
- Persistent absence
- 21.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beeches Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Glenmead Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Calshot Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Greenholm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beeches Infant School teach?
- Beeches Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Beeches Infant School?
- The headteacher of Beeches Infant School is Ms Rachel Furnivall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beeches Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beeches Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Beeches Infant School?
- Beeches Infant School has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Beeches Infant School a faith school?
- No. Beeches Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beeches Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beeches Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Beeches Infant School's absence rate?
- Beeches Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Beeches Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Beeches Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.