Minworth Junior and Infant School
Water Orton Lane, Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, B76 9BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kelly Lickley
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 103345
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213511345
About this school
Minworth Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 204 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 66% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 79% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 90% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 86% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Minworth 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 | 74% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Minworth Junior and Infant School compares
Minworth Junior and Infant School ranked 148th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7% | 48.1% | 204 | — |
| Pegasus Primary School | 76% | 6% | 66.7% | 160 | 0.8 miles |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 48.5% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Walmley Junior School | 71% | 4.5% | 16.5% | 362 | 1.1 miles |
| Walmley Infant School | — | 3.9% | 6.5% | 315 | 1.1 miles |
| Topcliffe Primary School | 20% | 7.3% | 72.3% | 246 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 June 2025
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.06%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.97%
- Persistent absence
- 25.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pegasus Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Walmley Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Walmley Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Topcliffe Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Minworth Junior and Infant School ranks 23rd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Boldmere Junior School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Minworth Junior and Infant School teach?
- Minworth Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Minworth Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Minworth Junior and Infant School is Miss Kelly Lickley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Minworth Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Minworth Junior and Infant 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 Minworth Junior and Infant School?
- Minworth Junior and Infant School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Minworth Junior and Infant School full?
- Minworth Junior and Infant School has capacity for 210 pupils and 204 on roll (97%), 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 Minworth Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Minworth Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Minworth Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Minworth Junior and Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Minworth Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Minworth Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- Minworth Junior and Infant School ranked 148th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Minworth Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Minworth Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Minworth Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Minworth 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 29 June 2026.