Sladefield Infant School
Bamville Road, Ward End, Birmingham, B8 2TJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Meadows
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 103255
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213270662
About this school
Sladefield Infant School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 266 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sladefield Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Sladefield 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 | 8.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 297 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sladefield Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 45.8% | 266 | — |
| Thornton Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 58.5% | 473 | 0.2 miles |
| Ward End Primary School | 69% | 7.8% | 48.1% | 878 | 0.4 miles |
| Nansen Primary School | 61% | 7.2% | 55.4% | 528 | 0.5 miles |
| Shaw Hill Primary School | 70% | 7.2% | 56.7% | 474 | 0.7 miles |
| Highfield Junior and Infant School | 64% | 8.4% | 45.4% | 642 | 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)
- 45.79%
- English as an additional language
- 35.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.83%
- Persistent absence
- 19.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thornton Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Ward End Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Nansen Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Shaw Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Highfield Junior and Infant 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 ages does Sladefield Infant School teach?
- Sladefield Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Sladefield Infant School?
- The headteacher of Sladefield Infant School is Mr Robert Meadows, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sladefield Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sladefield 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 many pupils are at Sladefield Infant School?
- Sladefield Infant School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Sladefield Infant School full?
- Sladefield Infant School has capacity for 360 pupils and 266 on roll (74%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sladefield Infant School a faith school?
- No. Sladefield Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sladefield Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sladefield Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Sladefield Infant School's absence rate?
- Sladefield Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Sladefield 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 Sladefield 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.