Gunter Primary School
Gunter Road, Pype Hayes, Birmingham, B24 0RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Christy McConnell
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 103208
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642367
About this school
Gunter Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 67% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 57% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 50% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gunter Primary 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 189 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gunter Primary School compares
Gunter Primary School ranked 248th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 9% | 50.5% | 182 | — |
| Paget Primary School | 48% | 5% | 48.2% | 359 | 0.4 miles |
| Topcliffe Primary School | 20% | 7.3% | 72.3% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School | 67% | 5.3% | 18% | 197 | 0.7 miles |
| Chivenor Primary School | 74% | 7.3% | 71% | 344 | 0.8 miles |
| Birches Green Primary School | 51% | 7.2% | 59.9% | 442 | 0.9 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)
- 50.52%
- English as an additional language
- 23.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.02%
- Persistent absence
- 32.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Paget Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Topcliffe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Chivenor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Birches Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Gunter Primary School ranks 254th of the 273 ranked primary 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 year groups does Gunter Primary School teach?
- Gunter Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Gunter Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gunter Primary School is Mrs Christy McConnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gunter Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gunter Primary 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 big is Gunter Primary School?
- Gunter Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gunter Primary School full?
- Gunter Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 182 on roll (87%), so it has space against 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 Gunter Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gunter Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gunter Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gunter Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Gunter Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gunter Primary School rank locally?
- Gunter Primary School ranked 248th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gunter Primary School's absence rate?
- Gunter Primary School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gunter Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gunter Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.