Walmley Ash Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B76 1JB
10 reasons to choose Walmley Junior School
Top line
Walmley Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sutton Coldfield and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Walmley Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is a foundation school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection.
Average class size
Walmley Junior School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Walmley Junior School ranks in the top 18% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 26% of schools.
The Walmley Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for geography, music and RE.
Sport at Walmley Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Gold Award.
The Arts at Walmley Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Walmley Junior School
Highclare Preparatory School (2.4 miles); West House School (8.1 miles); St George’s School, Lower School (8.3 miles).
Penns Primary School (1 mile); The Deanery Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles); Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Walmley (2 miles).
Highclare School (2.4 miles); Ward End Community College (4.5 miles); Green Heath School (The Alyssa School) (6.7 miles).
Bishop Walsh Catholic School (1.5 miles); Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls (2.5 miles); Plantsbrook School (2.6 miles).