Bellfield Junior School
Vineyard Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 1PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Nigel Attwood
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 103291
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642895
About this school
Bellfield Junior School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 229 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 61 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 64% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 72% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 82% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 75% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bellfield Junior 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 233 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bellfield Junior School compares
Bellfield Junior School ranked 199th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 6.1% | 60.5% | 229 | — |
| Bellfield Infant School (NC) | — | 5.9% | 51.8% | 167 | 0.0 miles |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 36.7% | 449 | 0.4 miles |
| St Laurence Church Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| St Laurence Church Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.5 miles |
| The Orchards Primary Academy | 71% | 6.8% | 59.7% | 190 | 0.5 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)
- 60.52%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 20.48%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bellfield Infant School (NC)0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Brigid's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Laurence Church Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Laurence Church Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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The Orchards Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Bellfield Junior School ranks 200th of the 273 ranked primary 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 Bellfield Junior School teach?
- Bellfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Bellfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bellfield Junior School is Mr Nigel Attwood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bellfield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bellfield Junior 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 Bellfield Junior School?
- Bellfield Junior School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bellfield Junior School full?
- Bellfield Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 229 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bellfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bellfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bellfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bellfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bellfield Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Bellfield Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bellfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bellfield Junior School rank locally?
- Bellfield Junior School ranked 199th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bellfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Bellfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bellfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bellfield Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.