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Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School

Community school · Birmingham · B14 6ET

Ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · Birmingham

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.83 · Often has places

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)61%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.6%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
187

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

0.83 · Often has places

1st preferences

20

Places offered

24

1st-preference offers

20

Total preferences (any rank)
137
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill99%

208 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
208
Boys / girls
103 / 105
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
208 / 210 (99%)
Free school meals
21.2%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Ms Linda Jane McGrath

Location

Address
Greenwood Close, Kings Heath
Postcode
B14 6ET
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Birmingham
District
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Selly Oak
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 4–11, in Birmingham, Birmingham, 208 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.2%.

Open schools in Birmingham
526
Primary schools in Birmingham
304
Academies among open schools in Birmingham
48% (254)
Open schools in B14
21
Primary in B14
14
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.

Compare with theseAll in BirminghamNear B14

  • St Alban's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 5AL · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM33.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Colmore Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 6AJ · Birmingham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM26.5%

    0.6 miles away

  • Colmore Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 6AJ · Birmingham

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand1.02

    0.6 miles away

  • Wheelers Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B13 0SF · Birmingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM41.8%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Allens Croft Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 6RP · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence10.1%
    • FSM63.2%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

  • Grendon Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Birmingham · B14 4RB · Birmingham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM53.7%
    • Demand1.43

    0.8 miles away

  • Broadmeadow Infant School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birmingham · B30 3QJ · Birmingham

    Ages 3–7

    • FSM57.3%

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Linda Jane McGrath

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