Primary school

Colmore Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Birmingham
  • B14 6AJ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,088 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 22%22%2016/17: top 26%2017/18: top 62%2018/19: top 18%2022/23: top 19%2023/24: top 27%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against West MidlandsArrows: West Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM79% · West Midlands 65%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM15% · West Midlands 7%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score108 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above
Maths score107 · West Midlands 1058/10 Above+18.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 69% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 73% · 119 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 62% · 118 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 80% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 74% · 118 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 71% · 117 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 79% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 65%80%62%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 91 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 14% · 119 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 21% · 118 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 18% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 19% · 118 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 19% · 117 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 15% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 7%21%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 119 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 118 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 107 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 107 · 118 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 117 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 108 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 105108106No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 91 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 106 · 119 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 118 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 106 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 107 · 118 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 117 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 105107105No exams

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Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2017Good
  3. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026475
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.4%
First language not English20.7%
SEN support21.3%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils11.6%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

99% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.9
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 16.8
  • Leadership 3.9
  • Teaching assistants 17.5
  • Other support 8.9

Teachers 20.7 FTE · Whole workforce 47.1 · 70 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,925
Spend per pupil£6,983
Staff spend per pupil£5,320
Reserve per pupil£348
  • +£165,205revenue reserve
  • −£27,891in-year balance

Grants £6,238 · self-generated £687 · premises £176 per pupil