Marston Green Infant Academy
Elm Farm Avenue, Marston Green, Birmingham, B37 7AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MARSTON GREEN INFANT TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Beverley Elliott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 326
- URN
- 140733
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217795667
About this school
Marston Green Infant Academy is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 326 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Marston Green Infant Academy 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 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 331 |
| 2023/24 | 372 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marston Green Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 25.4% | 326 | — |
| Marston Green Junior School | 58% | 5.6% | 29.3% | 334 | 0.1 miles |
| Mapledene Primary School | 63% | 6.8% | 43.1% | 293 | 0.8 miles |
| Coleshill Heath School | — | — | — | 480 | 0.8 miles |
| Elms Farm Community Primary School | 60% | 6% | 64.6% | 414 | 0.9 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 5.4% | 31.6% | 447 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2025
- 15 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.38%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Marston Green Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Mapledene Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Coleshill Heath School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Elms Farm Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Anne's Catholic Primary School1.0 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 Marston Green Infant Academy teach?
- Marston Green Infant Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Marston Green Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Marston Green Infant Academy is Ms Beverley Elliott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marston Green Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marston Green Infant Academy, 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 Marston Green Infant Academy?
- Marston Green Infant Academy has 326 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Marston Green Infant Academy full?
- Marston Green Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 326 on roll (121%), so it is at or above 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 Marston Green Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Marston Green Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Marston Green Infant Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marston Green Infant Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Marston Green Infant Academy?
- Marston Green Infant Academy is part of MARSTON GREEN INFANT TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Marston Green Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Marston Green Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Marston Green Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Marston Green Infant Academy. 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 1 July 2026.