OFSTED
3 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Birmingham
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
315
315 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
152
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
163
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.6 pts
below England
School
10.2%
Birmingham
45.4%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.1 pts
below England
School
9.2%
Birmingham
38.9%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Birmingham
0.5%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.2%
196
Any other Mixed background
9.2%
29
Indian
5.4%
17
Pakistani
5.1%
16
Any other White background
3.5%
11
Any other ethnic group
3.5%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.9%
47 of
315 pupils
5.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.35 pts
lower than
England
School
3.87%
Birmingham
7.01%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
6.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.26 pts
lower than
England
School
6.56%
Birmingham
20.05%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Birmingham
2.18%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
116.7%
28.5 pts
above England
Walmley Infant School
116.7%
Birmingham
91.3%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.