Arden Primary School
Community primary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Vision: Every Child, Every Opportunity We believe that all children deserve the opportunity to flourish no matter what their background or strengths. Our school is a happy family. We are valued as individuals by adults as well as by our peers. We learn within a warm and friendly environment, which helps us build our confidence and develop our knowledge and understanding.
We are responsible young people, who show care and compassion to others. We are aware of our responsibilities to ourselves, our community and the wider world. All of our values link to our Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural learning and are underpinned by Fundamental British Values. These values were chosen by both our children and staff.
Our Talk Ambassadors who represent our whole school community, helped to choose our values and these form our learning behaviors and assemblies.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Children
- Accelerated Reader
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 103324
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Zaid Ahmed | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Samuel Alexander Jackson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sumaya Bibi | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Nisar Khan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lee Wright | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Irfan Ali | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Shabir Bashir | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Nazia Hussain | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Yasmin Ali Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rahiella Ashraf Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record