Boldmere Junior School
Cofield Road, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5SD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Matthew Sadler
- Federation
- The Federation of Boldmere Infant School and Nursery and Boldmere Junior School
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 379
- URN
- 103341
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214643656
About this school
Boldmere Junior School is a community primary school in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 379 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Boldmere 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 92 | 94 | 97 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 64% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 12% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 87% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 81% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Boldmere 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 | 67% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 381 |
| 2024/25 | 381 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boldmere Junior School compares
Boldmere Junior School ranked 128th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 66% | 4.2% | 16.5% | 379 | — |
| Boldmere Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.2% | 14.3% | 308 | 0.0 miles |
| St Nicholas Catholic Primary School | 60% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Wylde Green Primary School | 84% | 3.9% | 28.3% | 423 | 0.7 miles |
| Court Farm Primary School | 40% | 7.7% | 63.2% | 236 | 0.9 miles |
| Oasis Academy Short Heath | 78% | 5.2% | 51.6% | 427 | 1.0 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)
- 16.54%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 7.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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Wylde Green Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
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Court Farm Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Oasis Academy Short Heath1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Boldmere Junior School ranks 19th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Curdworth Primary School Primary
- Four Oaks Primary School Primary
- Hill West Primary School Primary
- Holland House Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hollyfield Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lindens Academy Primary
- Little Aston Primary Academy Primary
- Little Sutton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Boldmere Junior School teach?
- Boldmere Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Boldmere Junior School?
- The executive head teacher of Boldmere Junior School is Mr Matthew Sadler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Boldmere Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boldmere 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 Boldmere Junior School?
- Boldmere Junior School has 379 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Boldmere Junior School full?
- Boldmere Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 379 on roll (105%), 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 Boldmere Junior School a faith school?
- No. Boldmere Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Boldmere Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Boldmere Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Boldmere Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Boldmere Junior School is part of the The Federation of Boldmere Infant School and Nursery and Boldmere Junior School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Boldmere Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Boldmere Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Boldmere Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boldmere Junior School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Boldmere Junior School ranked 128th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Boldmere Junior School's absence rate?
- Boldmere Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boldmere Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boldmere 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.