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Walmley Junior School

Primary · Sutton Coldfield · B76 1JB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 November 2024

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At a glance

362 pupils · 101% of 360 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
17.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
13.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
URN
103543

In figures

At its inspection on 12 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

89 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers66%
Birmingham average64.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary SchoolTruro · 210 miles awayGood60%
Bilton CofE Junior SchoolRugby · 25 miles awayGood62%
Olney Middle SchoolOlney · 53 miles awayNo current grade77%
Bolnore Village Primary SchoolHaywards Heath · 129 miles awayGood72%
Etwall Primary SchoolDerby · 25 miles awayGood82%
Lowton West Primary SchoolWarrington · 73 miles awayGood63%
Whitehills Primary SchoolNorthampton · 41 miles awayRequires improvement62%
Woodmancote SchoolCheltenham · 42 miles awayGood72%
Overton Church of England Primary SchoolBasingstoke · 92 miles awayGood78%
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England AcademyBristol · 80 miles awayGood (2016)65%
Priory CofE AcademyStoke-on-Trent · 35 miles awayExpected standard67%
St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolBolton · 78 miles awayGood52%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 61% (Birmingham 24%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 12% (Birmingham 4%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 7% (Birmingham 5%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 4% (Birmingham 23%, England 5%) · Any other White background 3% (Birmingham 4%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Birmingham 7%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Birmingham 3%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Birmingham 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Birmingham 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Birmingham 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.56 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Birmingham: 2.51 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

45% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,549; 15.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,307
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £309,759; in-year balance +£77,971

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health44%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier89.5%62.3%
Social housing1.2%17.1%
Privately rented9.3%20.5%
Detached houses44.6%22.9%
Flats9.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01009440 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£350,000268 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£257,000–£437,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (98)£480,000
Semi-detached (101)£325,000
Terraced (31)£257,000
Flat (38)£160,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
7an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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