Castle Bromwich Junior School
Castle Bromwich Junior School Hurst Lane North, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 0HD
This school is closed (it closed in February 2023).
It was replaced by Castle Bromwich Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Sarah Hobden
- Constituency
- Meriden
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 475
- URN
- 104066
- Local authority
- Solihull
About this school
Castle Bromwich Junior School was a community primary school in Birmingham. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 475 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Castle Bromwich Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 |
| Writing progress | -0.90 |
| Maths progress | -2.10 |
How Castle Bromwich Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.4% | 36.2% | 475 | — |
| Castle Bromwich Junior School | 62% | 6.2% | 38.1% | 467 | 0.0 miles |
| Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 23.2% | 487 | 0.3 miles |
| Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | 41% | 7.6% | 52.2% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Timberley Academy | 60% | 8.3% | 64.1% | 559 | 0.5 miles |
| Hillstone Primary School | 66% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 415 | 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.2%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Castle Bromwich Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Timberley Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Hillstone 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 Castle Bromwich Junior School teach?
- Castle Bromwich Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Birmingham.
- Has Castle Bromwich Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Castle Bromwich 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 Castle Bromwich Junior School?
- Castle Bromwich Junior School had 475 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- What are Castle Bromwich Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle Bromwich 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 11 September 2023.