Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School
Deykin Avenue, Witton, Birmingham, B6 7BU
This school is closed (it closed in May 2024).
It was replaced by Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Brewer
- Constituency
- Birmingham, Perry Barr
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 103313
- Local authority
- Birmingham
About this school
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School was a community primary school in Birmingham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - |
| 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 Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant 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 | 65% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.7% | 53.5% | 200 | — |
| Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School | 48% | 10.3% | 63% | 170 | 0.0 miles |
| Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC) | 61% | 6.4% | 58.2% | 460 | 0.4 miles |
| Brookvale Primary School | 65% | 4.7% | 44.1% | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| Manor Park Primary Academy | 69% | 6.9% | 54.3% | 320 | 0.7 miles |
| Slade Primary School | 75% | 5.8% | 53.4% | 442 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.5%
- English as an additional language
- 77.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Brookvale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Manor Park Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Slade 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 Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School teach?
- Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Birmingham.
- Has Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School?
- Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School had 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant 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 8 July 2024.