St Laurence Church Junior School
Bunbury Road, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2DJ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by St Laurence Church Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Murphy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Northfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 103416
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Laurence Church Junior School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Birmingham. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Laurence Church Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
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 | 88 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 66% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 81% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 80% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 70% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 St Laurence Church 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 | 68% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 364 |
| 2023/24 | 359 |
| 2024/25 | 354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Laurence Church Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.2% | 24.6% | 359 | — |
| St Laurence Church Junior School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| St Laurence Church Infant School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Bellfield Infant School (NC) | — | 5.9% | 51.8% | 167 | 0.5 miles |
| Bellfield Junior School | 57% | 6.1% | 60.5% | 229 | 0.5 miles |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 36.7% | 449 | 0.6 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)
- 24.58%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 8.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Laurence Church Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Laurence Church Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Bellfield Infant School (NC)0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Bellfield Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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St Brigid's Catholic Primary School0.6 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 St Laurence Church Junior School teach?
- St Laurence Church Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Birmingham.
- Has St Laurence Church Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Laurence Church Junior 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 St Laurence Church Junior School?
- St Laurence Church Junior School had 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have St Laurence Church Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Laurence Church Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Laurence Church 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.