Community school · Birmingham

Bells Farm Primary School

4–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103383URN

Bells Farm Close, Druids Heath, Birmingham, B14 5QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.0 above Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

85 applications for 23 places · 32nd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Birmingham median (2.7) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

85 applications · 23 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 3.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 3.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 4.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 3.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 4.5; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 4.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 4.8; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 3.8; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 3.6; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 3.5; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	85	3.7	20	0.87
Sep 2025	25	89	3.6	22	0.88
Sep 2024	28	93	3.3	27	0.96
Sep 2023	30	124	4.1	34	1.13
Sep 2022	30	105	3.5	32	1.07
Sep 2021	29	113	3.9	25	0.86
Sep 2020	30	136	4.5	47	1.57
Sep 2019	30	123	4.1	32	1.07
Sep 2018	29	140	4.8	32	1.10
Sep 2017	30	113	3.8	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	108	3.6	44	1.47
Sep 2015	29	102	3.5	42	1.45
Sep 2014	30	88	2.9	43	1.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 77% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%65th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	7%	108	107
2023/24	72%	7%	106	105
2022/23	67%	13%	109	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bells Farm Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Broadmeadow Infant School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.0applications per place
The Oaks Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Broadmeadow Junior School
0.6 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023
St Jude's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Birmingham

Good2022

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

2026

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Kings Norton Primary School
1.4 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School
1.6 km · Birmingham

Good2023

4.2applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103383 · 330/2456
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 41.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bells Farm Close, Druids Heath, Birmingham, B14 5QP
Local authority: Birmingham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources