Colmore Infant and Nursery School
Colmore Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 6AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Michaela Hunter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- The Federation of Colmore Infant and Nursery School and Colmore Junior School
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 394
- URN
- 103189
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642820
About this school
Colmore Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 394 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Colmore Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Colmore Infant and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 412 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 399 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colmore Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 20.9% | 394 | — |
| Colmore Junior School | 79% | 4.8% | 27.4% | 475 | 0.0 miles |
| St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 4.7% | 33.3% | 288 | 0.5 miles |
| Wheelers Lane Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 38.5% | 656 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School | — | — | — | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| Allens Croft Primary School | 45% | 8.5% | 61.7% | 380 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.89%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.29%
- Persistent absence
- 7.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Colmore Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Wheelers Lane Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Allens Croft Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Colmore Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Colmore Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Colmore Infant and Nursery School?
- The executive headteacher of Colmore Infant and Nursery School is Miss Michaela Hunter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Colmore Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colmore Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Colmore Infant and Nursery School?
- Colmore Infant and Nursery School has 394 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Colmore Infant and Nursery School full?
- Colmore Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 360 pupils and 394 on roll (109%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Colmore Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Colmore Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Colmore Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Colmore Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Colmore Infant and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Colmore Infant and Nursery School is part of the The Federation of Colmore Infant and Nursery School and Colmore Junior School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Colmore Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Colmore Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Colmore Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Colmore Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.