Rednal Hill Junior School
Irwin Avenue, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 8QY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Fay Tilley
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 327
- URN
- 103248
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214532520
About this school
Rednal Hill Junior School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 327 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rednal Hill Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 90 | 75 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 56% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 4% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 72% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 69% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 71% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Rednal Hill 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 | 49% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 344 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
| 2024/25 | 335 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rednal Hill Junior School compares
Rednal Hill Junior School ranked 234th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 7.7% | 58.2% | 327 | — |
| Rednal Hill Infant School | — | 5.7% | 43.4% | 257 | 0.0 miles |
| Colmers Farm Primary School | 70% | 7.7% | 60.7% | 403 | 0.4 miles |
| St James Catholic Primary School | 93% | 4% | 21% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 7.2% | 58% | 183 | 0.5 miles |
| Beaconside Primary and Nursery School | 80% | 5.5% | 13.8% | 235 | 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)
- 58.21%
- English as an additional language
- 8.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.73%
- Persistent absence
- 24.72%
Location
Nearby schools
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Rednal Hill Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Colmers Farm Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St James Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Columba's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Beaconside Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Rednal Hill Junior School ranks 238th 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 ages does Rednal Hill Junior School teach?
- Rednal Hill Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Rednal Hill Junior School?
- The headteacher of Rednal Hill Junior School is Mrs Fay Tilley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rednal Hill Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rednal Hill 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 many pupils are at Rednal Hill Junior School?
- Rednal Hill Junior School has 327 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Rednal Hill Junior School full?
- Rednal Hill Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 327 on roll (91%), 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 Rednal Hill Junior School a faith school?
- No. Rednal Hill Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rednal Hill Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rednal Hill Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Rednal Hill Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rednal Hill Junior School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Rednal Hill Junior School ranked 234th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rednal Hill Junior School's absence rate?
- Rednal Hill Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rednal Hill Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rednal Hill 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.