Primary school

Castle Bromwich Junior School

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Solihull
  • B36 0HD
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,405 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 56%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 60%2017/18: top 51%2018/19: top 22%22% · 2018/192022/23: top 72%2023/24: top 70%2024/25: top 56%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM62% · West Midlands 65%4/10 Below−41.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM11% · West Midlands 7%8/10 Above+5.3 pts
Reading score106 · West Midlands 1056/10 Middle−17.6 pts
Maths score105 · West Midlands 1055/10 Middle−11.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 116 pupils · West Midlands 53%2016/17: 59% · 117 pupils · West Midlands 61%2017/18: 67% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 65%2018/19: 78% · 114 pupils · West Midlands 66%2022/23: 52% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 61%2023/24: 54% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 62%2024/25: 62% · 114 pupils · West Midlands 65%78%52%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 116 pupils · West Midlands 3%2016/17: 13% · 117 pupils · West Midlands 7%2017/18: 8% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 8%2018/19: 13% · 114 pupils · West Midlands 9%2022/23: 9% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 6%2023/24: 6% · 120 pupils · West Midlands 6%2024/25: 11% · 114 pupils · West Midlands 7%13%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 116 pupils · West Midlands 1022016/17: 104 · 117 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 1052018/19: 106 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 1042022/23: 104 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 116 pupils · West Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 117 pupils · West Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 1042018/19: 106 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 120 pupils · West Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 114 pupils · West Midlands 105106102No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2021

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2021Remains Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026467
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.1%
First language not English6.0%
SEN support20.6%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils16.1%

Girls 51.4%Boys 48.6%

97.3% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.8
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 20.4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 11.4
  • Other support 11.7

Teachers 21.4 FTE · Whole workforce 44.6 · 71 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,144
Spend per pupil£6,148
Staff spend per pupil£5,232
Reserve per pupil£1,361
  • +£633,000revenue reserve
  • −£2,000in-year balance

Grants £6,090 · self-generated £168 · premises £237 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: PROSPER TOGETHER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £4,869,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it