Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School
Eastcote Close, Shirley, Solihull, B90 3QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Bernadette Farkas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 249
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 104039
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217445522
About this school
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Solihull. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 247 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 Blossomfield Infant and Nursery 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 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 276 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 12.6% | 247 | — |
| Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy | — | 4.5% | 9.4% | 213 | 0.4 miles |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James | 50% | 3.9% | 9% | 241 | 0.5 miles |
| Shirley Heath Junior School | 64% | 4.8% | 18.4% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Sharmans Cross Junior School | 68% | 4.2% | 13.4% | 409 | 0.5 miles |
| Haslucks Green School | — | — | — | 254 | 0.8 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)
- 12.61%
- English as an additional language
- 37.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.64%
- Persistent absence
- 8.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Streetsbrook Infant and Early Years Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James0.5 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Shirley Heath Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Sharmans Cross Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Solihull
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Haslucks Green School0.8 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Coppice Academy Primary
- Cranmore Infant School Primary
- Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Dickens Heath Community Primary School Primary
- Dorridge Primary School Primary
- George Fentham Endowed School Primary
- Greswold Primary School Primary
- Haslucks Green School Primary
- Kineton Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Bernadette Farkas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blossomfield Infant and Nursery 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 Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School?
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School full?
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 249 pupils and 247 on roll (99%), 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 Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Blossomfield Infant and Nursery 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 Blossomfield Infant and Nursery 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.