Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants
General Information
- Address: Blakenhale Road, Garrett's Green, Birmingham, B33 0XD – View on map
- Phone: 01217833960
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Ms Farzana Ahmed
- Age range: 2-7 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 59 families put it first for 63 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 9
- Sixth form: No
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: Yes
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 114
- % eligible for free school meals: 50.9%
- Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Birmingham average)
- English as an additional language: 30% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 11.2% a year (Birmingham 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 21% moved to another school, 79% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Birmingham: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
- Suspensions for bullying: 38 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Birmingham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 4.8%
- Persistently absent pupils: 8.3%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 13.8%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.4%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
- Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2022 report
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6th of 12 infant schools in Birmingham for Ofsted rating
- #4Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant SchoolGood
- #5Lyndon Green Infant SchoolGood
- #6Oasis Academy Blakenhale InfantsGood
- #7Rednal Hill Infant SchoolGood
- #8Sladefield Infant SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,278 (2024-25)
11th of 13 infant schools in Birmingham for spending per pupil
- #9Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School£6,705
- #10Walmley Infant School£6,497
- #11Oasis Academy Blakenhale Infants£6,278
- #12Hall Green Infant School£6,219
- #13Broadmeadow Infant School£1,313
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