Walmley Junior School
Walmley Ash Road, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs L Naughton
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 103543
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Telephone
- 01213511346
About this school
Walmley Junior School is a foundation primary school in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 362 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 74% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 89% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 90% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.90 | - | - |
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 Walmley 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 | 88% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 360 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walmley Junior School compares
Walmley Junior School ranked 89th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.5% | 16.5% | 362 | — |
| Walmley Infant School | — | 3.9% | 6.5% | 315 | 0.0 miles |
| The Deanery Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 7.1% | 444 | 0.5 miles |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 48.5% | 235 | 0.9 miles |
| Pegasus Primary School | 76% | 6% | 66.7% | 160 | 1.0 miles |
| Topcliffe Primary School | 20% | 7.3% | 72.3% | 246 | 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)
- 16.48%
- English as an additional language
- 13.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 10.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walmley Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
The Deanery Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Pegasus Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Topcliffe Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Walmley Junior School ranks 17th 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 Walmley Junior School teach?
- Walmley Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Walmley Junior School?
- The headteacher of Walmley Junior School is Mrs L Naughton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walmley Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walmley 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 big is Walmley Junior School?
- Walmley Junior School has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Walmley Junior School full?
- Walmley Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 362 on roll (101%), 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 Walmley Junior School a faith school?
- No. Walmley Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Walmley Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walmley Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Walmley Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Walmley Junior School rank locally?
- Walmley Junior School ranked 89th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Walmley Junior School's absence rate?
- Walmley Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walmley Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walmley 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 8 July 2026.