Cromwell Junior and Infant School
Cromwell Street, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROMWELL LEARNING COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rubina Darr
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cromwell Learning Community Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 143563
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214642434
About this school
Cromwell Junior and Infant School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 238 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 93% | 97% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 10% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 100% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 100% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.70 | - | - |
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 Cromwell 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 | 87% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 93% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 97% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cromwell Junior and Infant School compares
Cromwell Junior and Infant School ranked 2nd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 97% | 3.5% | 83.3% | 238 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 74.7% | 182 | 0.1 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School | 83% | 5% | 72.6% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| St Clement's Church of England Academy | 38% | 6.7% | 74.6% | 185 | 0.4 miles |
| Aston Tower Community Primary School | 73% | 7.7% | 64.8% | 326 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Park Primary Academy | 69% | 6.9% | 54.3% | 320 | 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)
- 83.33%
- English as an additional language
- 64%
- Overall absence
- 3.49%
- Persistent absence
- 4.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Matthew's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St Clement's Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Aston Tower Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Manor Park Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Cromwell Junior and Infant School ranks 2nd of the 273 ranked primary 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 year groups does Cromwell Junior and Infant School teach?
- Cromwell Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Cromwell Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Cromwell Junior and Infant School is Mrs Rubina Darr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cromwell Junior and Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cromwell 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 Cromwell Junior and Infant School?
- Cromwell Junior and Infant School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cromwell Junior and Infant School full?
- Cromwell Junior and Infant School has capacity for 236 pupils and 238 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 Cromwell Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Cromwell Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cromwell Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cromwell Junior and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Cromwell Junior and Infant School?
- Cromwell Junior and Infant School is part of CROMWELL LEARNING COMMUNITY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cromwell Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 97% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cromwell Junior and Infant School rank locally?
- Cromwell Junior and Infant School ranked 2nd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 99% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cromwell Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- Cromwell Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cromwell Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cromwell 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 10 July 2026.