Walmley Junior School

Foundation school·Primary school Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham·B76 1JB
Composite score
54.3
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#5,691
National rank
#552
In West Midlands
#102
In Birmingham
Top 39%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
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
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
358
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
13.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
23.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,304
Typical primary: £6,960

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School overview

Walmley Junior School is a primary school serving Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 358 pupils aged 7 to 11 on roll. 71% 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 fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 23.6 pupils per teacher. Walmley 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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