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Colmore Junior School

URN
103188
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Colmore Junior School
URN
103188
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

75 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

85

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#70 of 261 schools in Birmingham

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
22 May 2023
Inspection date
29 March 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 22 May 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Birmingham
Admissions portal
Birmingham admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.colmorej.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

90.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

87.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

90.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

79.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

B14 6AJ - Colmore Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands

Contact details

Address
Colmore Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands
Postcode
B14 6AJ
Phone
1214642843
Website
www.colmorej.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Birmingham
Local authority code
330

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 979 schools in Birmingham.

Authority statistics

Total schools

979

Open schools

512

Closed schools

461

Primary schools

559

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    22 May 202329 March 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 22 May 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      22 May 2023
      Inspected
      29 March 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    162

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary559 (58.8%)
    • Secondary162 (17.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other229 (24.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Colmore Infant and Nursery School0 mPrimaryOpen
    King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls379 mSecondaryClosed
    King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls379 mSecondaryOpen
    King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys379 mSecondaryOpen
    King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys379 mSecondaryClosed
    St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School838 mPrimaryOpen
    Wheelers Lane Technology College840 mSecondaryOpen
    Wheelers Lane Primary School859 mPrimaryOpen
    Bishop Challoner Catholic College888 mSecondaryOpen
    Wheelers Lane Junior School896 mPrimaryClosed
    • Colmore Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
      Distance
      379 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
      Distance
      379 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
      Distance
      379 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Birmingham)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryB23 6QLClosed
    Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolPrimaryB23 6QLOpen
    Acocks Green Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    Acocks Green Junior SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    Acocks Green Primary SchoolPrimaryB27 7UQClosed
    • Abbey Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B23 6QL
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Catholic Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B23 6QL
      Status
      Open
    • Acocks Green Infant and Nursery School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B27 7UQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      B27 7UQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Acocks Green Primary School
    King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
    Distance
    379 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    838 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wheelers Lane Technology College
    Distance
    840 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Wheelers Lane Primary School
    Distance
    859 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bishop Challoner Catholic College
    Distance
    888 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Wheelers Lane Junior School
    Distance
    896 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    B27 7UQ
    Status
    Closed