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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 103252

Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School

Community school · Birmingham · B27 7HR

Ages 3–11 · 389 pupils · Birmingham

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

8.3%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-11-15

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)63%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)27.9%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
6.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
384

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

25

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
53
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

389 pupils · 462 places

Pupils on roll
389
Boys / girls
180 / 209
School capacity
462
Capacity fill
389 / 462 (84%)
Free school meals
71.8%
FSM pupils
254
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sharon McMahon

Location

Address
Severne Road, Acocks Green
Postcode
B27 7HR
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Yardley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 389 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 71.8%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B27
10
Primary in B27
6
Open schools in Birmingham LA
521
Primary in Birmingham LA
295

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM53.8%
    • Demand0.98

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    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM57.6%
    • Demand0.90

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  • Kineton Green Primary School

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    • FSM38.3%
    • Demand0.93

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    • KS256%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM44.7%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Tudor Grange Primary Academy Langley

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    • KS260%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM17.8%
    • Demand0.71

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  • Acocks Green Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS269%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM44.0%
    • Demand1.32

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sharon McMahon
Telephone
01217062743
Website
https://www.severne.bham.sch.uk

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