Colmore Infant and Nursery SchoolWheelers Lane Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.
Summary of the comparison
Colmore Infant and Nursery School and Wheelers Lane Primary School are primary schools in Birmingham.
Colmore Infant and Nursery School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Wheelers Lane Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Colmore Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Colmore Infant and Nursery School was judged Outstanding and Wheelers Lane Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wheelers Lane Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirminghamColmore Infant and Nursery School | BirminghamWheelers Lane Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A88/100Stronger figure | C60/100 | |
| Local ranking | 247th of 273 in Birmingham | 117th of 273 in Birmingham Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 394 | 656 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 630 | |
| Location | Birmingham, B14 6AJ | Birmingham, B13 0SF | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 59.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 6.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 399 | 645 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.9% | 38.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.3% | 30.7% | |
| SEN support | 18.6% | 15.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.3% Stronger figure | 5.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 15.7% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Colmore Infant and Nursery School
Wheelers Lane Primary School
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