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Burman Infant School

Primary · Community school · Solihull, B90 2JW

Requires improvement

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Burman Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 7 May 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 7
Pupils169 of 180 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Ella Saxty
Local authoritySolihull
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 104040.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils169
Girls82
Boys87
Eligible for free school meals10.1%
First language not English17.2%
SEN support23
EHC plan7
Average class size28.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
55%
Indian
11.8%
Pakistani
10.7%
Other mixed
4.7%
Other Asian
3.6%
Chinese
3.6%
Other White
3%
African
3%
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
Caribbean
1.2%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolSolihullEngland
Overall absence5%5%5.1%
Persistent absence14.5%12.8%13.2%
Severe absence0%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)27
Applications (Reception)98
First preference applications (Reception)20
First preference offers (Reception)20
Applications from another local authority (Reception)13

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places180
Pupils on roll165
Unfilled places8.3%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult11.7
Teachers (FTE)7.23
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.4
Support staff (FTE)11.44
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/258.6
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/254.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Burman Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryTudor Grange Primary Academy, St JamesAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.4 miNot applicableKingswood SchoolOther independent school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryHaslucks Green SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miSecondaryLight Hall SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryWoodlands Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryMill Lodge Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryShirley Heath Junior SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.8 miPrimaryChilcote Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryOur Lady of the Wayside Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryBlossomfield Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Burman Infant School

What is Burman Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Burman Infant School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 7 May 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How many pupils attend Burman Infant School?

Burman Infant School has 169 pupils aged 4 to 7, with capacity for 180.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.