Primary · B76 · Sutton Coldfield

Walmley Infant School

Walmley Ash Road, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1JB

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OfstedNo overall grade

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedNo overall grade
Attendance (2024/25)96.3%
Attainment (2024/25)No KS2 at this school
Roll vs capacityNot compared: roll is above published capacity
Pupils315

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

No overall grade

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Monitoring visit confirmed the previous Good overall grade. See the full report for latest area judgements.

Report published 18 Jul 2024.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Good
  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in B76. Where we have them, council (Birmingham) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
315
Free school meals
10.2%
7.1% below district average (17.3%)

Also: Birmingham 45.4% · England 24.7%

SEN
15.9%
0.1% above district average (15.8%)

Also: Birmingham 18.8% · England 18.2%

EAL
9.5%
0.4% above district average (9.1%)
Attendance
96.3% Autumn and spring 2024/25
1.4% above district average (94.9%)

Also: Birmingham 94.1% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the B76 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

5.5%

7.8% below England (13.3%)

Admissions

Applications and offers (September 2026 entry)

For September 2026 entry, 91 families put this school first. 89 of them were offered a place here.

Named as first preference
91
First-preference offers
89
First preferences offered a place
97.8%
Total offers
90
Named on any preference
209

This is historic demand from one admissions round. It is not a guarantee of a place, and it does not show a catchment area. Admission rules and priorities differ by school.

SourceDfE applications and offers, September 2026 entryPublished 18th of June 2026.

How full the building is

Roll versus published capacity
Not compared: roll is above published capacity
Published capacity (GIAS)
270
Pupils on roll
315

Pupils on roll compared with the capacity published in GIAS. This is about building size, not applications or offers, and it is not a guarantee of a place.

Applications and offers come from DfE. Last distance offered and catchment areas are not published nationally. Your council admissions booklet has those details.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Birmingham page.

SEN support

SEN %
15.9%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Schools near Walmley Infant School

Distances are in a straight line from this school. They are not catchment areas.

Other nearby schools

  • Ebn Academy 21.0 miles · Alternative provision · Ofsted: No overall grade
  • Lift Greenwood1.1 miles · Secondary · Ofsted: No overall grade

All schools in B76 · Schools in Birmingham

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Oct 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • We do not publish school photos. The banner shows initials from the school name.
  • Methodology · Data updates