Boldmere Junior School

Community school·Primary school Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham·B73 5SD
Composite score
58.1
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#4,508
National rank
#428
In West Midlands
#79
In Birmingham
Top 31%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
66%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
381
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
9.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,851
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

Boldmere Junior School at a glance

Located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Boldmere Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 381 pupils aged 7 to 11. 66% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 25.6 pupils per teacher. Boldmere Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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