Lyndon Green Junior School
Wensley Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 1LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane McKinley
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birmingham Yardley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 372
- Pupils on roll
- 364
- URN
- 103228
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216752983
About this school
Lyndon Green Junior School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 364 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 93 | 91 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 65% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 76% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 79% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 77% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Lyndon Green Junior 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 | 51% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 367 |
| 2024/25 | 366 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lyndon Green Junior School compares
Lyndon Green Junior School ranked 207th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.4% | 41% | 364 | — |
| Lyndon Green Infant School | — | 6.6% | 29.9% | 239 | 0.0 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 42% | 6.9% | 33.4% | 331 | 0.6 miles |
| Gilbertstone Primary School | 70% | 5.9% | 36.9% | 411 | 0.7 miles |
| Stanville Primary School | 69% | 6.5% | 50.5% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Yardley Primary School | 60% | 7.5% | 43.5% | 830 | 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)
- 40.98%
- English as an additional language
- 17.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 12.37%
Location
Nearby schools
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Lyndon Green Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Gilbertstone Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Stanville Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Yardley Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Lyndon Green Junior School ranks 209th 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 Lyndon Green Junior School teach?
- Lyndon Green Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Lyndon Green Junior School?
- The headteacher of Lyndon Green Junior School is Mrs Jane McKinley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Lyndon Green Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lyndon Green Junior 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 Lyndon Green Junior School?
- Lyndon Green Junior School has 364 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Lyndon Green Junior School full?
- Lyndon Green Junior School has capacity for 372 pupils and 364 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lyndon Green Junior School a faith school?
- No. Lyndon Green Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lyndon Green Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lyndon Green Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Lyndon Green Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Lyndon Green Junior School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Lyndon Green Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lyndon Green Junior School rank locally?
- Lyndon Green Junior School ranked 207th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lyndon Green Junior School's absence rate?
- Lyndon Green Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lyndon Green Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lyndon Green Junior 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.