Town Junior School
Ebrook Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1NX
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Madeleine Bromley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Plantsbrook School
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 141206
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214648738
About this school
Town Junior School is a primary academy in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 229 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- 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 | 61 | 57 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 74% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 2% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 77% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 84% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 84% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Town 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 | 72% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Town Junior School compares
Town Junior School ranked 72nd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 4.5% | 31.5% | 229 | — |
| Maney Hill Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 421 | 0.5 miles |
| Hollyfield Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 33.7% | 399 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitehouse Common Primary School | 79% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 445 | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 357 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.9% | 10.6% | 204 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report4 June 2025
- 14 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.54%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 4.53%
- Persistent absence
- 11.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Maney Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Hollyfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Whitehouse Common Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Town Junior School ranks 14th 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 Town Junior School teach?
- Town Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Town Junior School?
- The headteacher of Town Junior School is Mrs Madeleine Bromley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Town Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Town 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 Town Junior School?
- Town Junior School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Town Junior School a faith school?
- No. Town Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Town Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Town Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Town Junior School?
- Town Junior School is part of BROADLEAF PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Town Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Town Junior School rank locally?
- Town Junior School ranked 72nd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Town Junior School's absence rate?
- Town 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 Town Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Town 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 7 July 2026.