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Town Junior School

Primary

Birmingham · Sutton Coldfield · B72 1NX www.townj.bham.sch.uk/

Pupils
241
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBirmingham
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen, but proposed to close

Overview of Town Junior School · Primary · Birmingham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
73%
-1pp
76%74%72%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
12%
+10pp
22%12%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
55%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
241
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Ebrook Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1NX
Local authority
Birmingham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%12%80%43%77%12%85%43%82%75%107.0108.0109.018%241
2023/2474%2%77%37%79%7%84%33%89%84%106.0107.0106.017%241
2022/2372%11%80%41%80%11%92%44%89%84%107.0108.0107.0+1.10-0.80+2.7017%240
2018/1976%17%83%34%90%31%86%29%95%81%106.0106.0105.0-0.50+0.40-0.5010%238
2017/1872%22%78%33%85%32%80%30%97%75%106.0106.0106.0-0.90+0.20-0.70240
2016/1761%11%67%26%84%21%74%26%84%72%104.0104.0104.0-1.70-0.40-2.1011%237

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2524119.418%29%32%5%11%
2023/2424120.817%29%28%4%9%
2022/2324021.117%25%29%5%9%
2021/2223923.414%18%26%6%16%
2020/2123521.013%14%27%
2018/1923821.610%8%19%3%7%
2017/1822.23%6%
2016/1723721.911%9%19%3%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.