Walmley Infant School

Walmley Infant School continues to demonstrate a strong commitment to providing a high-quality educational environment, maintaining its status as a good school. The school prides itself on inclusivity and ensures that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), feel valued and engaged in their learning. Pupils achieve well, particularly in early reading and mathematics, reflecting the school's high expectations and effective teaching practices. Parents and carers appreciate the supportive atmosphere and the emphasis on pupil well-being. While the curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, there are some subjects in key stage 1 that are still developing and not fully implemented as intended. Additionally, the indoor learning environment in the nursery is an area for improvement as it does not yet meet the school's ambitious curriculum goals. Overall, the school has a solid foundation, with effective safeguarding measures and strong leadership, positioning it well for future enhancements.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive school environment.
• Strong emphasis on respect and equality.
• Effective phonics program and teaching of early reading.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum.
• Positive engagement in sports and physical activities.
• Strong partnerships with parents and community.
• Well-prepared pupils for future education transitions.

Areas for Improvement

• Some key stage 1 subjects are not fully implemented yet.
• Indoor nursery environment needs further development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Walmley Infant School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at Walmley Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Walmley Infant School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at Walmley Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Walmley Infant School received £6,542 and spent £6,626 for each of its 315 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £56,000 (£178 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Walmley Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Walmley Infant School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Walmley Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Walmley Infant School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Walmley Infant School have?

Walmley Infant School has 315 pupils on roll.

What age range does Walmley Infant School cover?

Walmley Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Walmley Infant School?

Walmley Infant School is at Walmley Ash Road, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B76 1JB.